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Caltech Fall competition 2006

Pasadena, California · 11 November 2006 · 5 events · 56 competitors · 52 personal bests

Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) won two of the five events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) by 0.43 seconds. 56 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) set the 3×3 single continental record: 12.04.

Two wins
Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) — 3×3, 4×4
0.43s
closest final — 3×3, Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) over Ryan Patricio
52
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎)12.3013.34
4×4Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎)59.961:06.30
3×3 blindfoldedLeyan Lo1:46.97
3×3 one-handedRyan Patricio22.9124.28
MagicAaron McGhie1.151.70

The PB harvest

52 set · 9 still standing
  • Aaron McGhie — Magic single 1.15: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
  • Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) — 4×4 single 59.96: into the top 36.4% of the event's history.
  • Sara Stapelbroek — 3×3 single 26.38: into the top 55.6% of the event's history.
  • Warren Liao — 4×4 single 1:19.77: into the top 55.7% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Zheng — 4×4 single 1:23.46: into the top 58.7% of the event's history.
  • Jeff Lee — 3×3 single 38.58: into the top 75.2% of the event's history.
  • Sean Feeley — 3×3 single 49.15: into the top 85.4% of the event's history.
  • Katy Meadows — 3×3 single 49.58: into the top 85.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 580 people who made their debut in 2006. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

56 competitors · 150 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

56 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.