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Caltech Fall competition 2005

Pasadena, California · 22 October 2005 · 6 events · 35 competitors · 30 personal bests

Ryan Patricio won two of the six events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Shane Gaitley by 0.55 seconds. 35 competitors produced 30 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Ryan Patricio set the 3×3 one-handed single world record: 22.05.

Two wins
Ryan Patricio — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
0.55s
closest final — Magic, Shane Gaitley over Parker Gaitley
30
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ryan Patricio14.8915.51
2×2Frank Chang6.1510.11
4×4Leyan Lo1:17.251:36.25
3×3 blindfoldedLeyan Lo2:26.19
3×3 one-handedRyan Patricio22.0526.73
MagicShane Gaitley1.842.00

The PB harvest

30 set · 8 still standing
  • Parker Gaitley — 3×3 single 13.76: into the top 20.1% of the event's history.
  • Paul Leonidas Lin — 3×3 single 24.51: into the top 51.5% of the event's history.
  • Parker Gaitley — 4×4 single 1:48.22: into the top 75.7% of the event's history.
  • Parker Gaitley — 3×3 one-handed single 52.01: into the top 78.5% of the event's history.
  • Sunil Pedapudi — 4×4 single 2:28.46: into the top 91.4% of the event's history.
  • Paul Leonidas Lin — 4×4 single 2:30.13: into the top 91.8% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Wallisa — 3×3 blindfolded single 7:04.21: into the top 92.0% of the event's history.
  • Shane Gaitley — 3×3 one-handed single 1:43.94: into the top 96.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 417 people who made their debut in 2005. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

35 competitors · 114 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

35 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.