Competitions · United States

Caltech Fall competition 2007

Pasadena, California · 10 November 2007 · 4 events · 65 competitors · 41 personal bests

Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) won the 3×3 with a 13.90 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Leyan Lo by 0.18 seconds. 65 competitors produced 41 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and 28 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Chris Dzoan set the 3×3 one-handed average world record: 20.91.

events decided

0.18s

closest final — 2×2, Leyan Lo over Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎)

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎)	11.52	13.90
2×2	Leyan Lo	4.96	6.39
3×3 blindfolded	Tyson Mao (毛台勝)	1:27.77	—
3×3 one-handed	Chris Dzoan	19.43	22.31

The PB harvest

41 set · 8 still standing

Kevin Wu — 3×3 single 15.60: into the top 26.5% of the event's history.
Douglas Muhlestein — 3×3 single 17.15: into the top 31.5% of the event's history.
Frank Chang — 3×3 single 18.43: into the top 35.4% of the event's history.
Harry Levine — 3×3 single 21.22: into the top 43.3% of the event's history.
Alex Gleckman — 3×3 single 22.00: into the top 45.4% of the event's history.
Sicun Zhu — 3×3 single 22.51: into the top 46.7% of the event's history.
Spencer Tamura — 3×3 single 24.91: into the top 52.4% of the event's history.
Danny Ng — 3×3 single 35.71: into the top 71.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

28 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 1,014 people who made their debut in 2007. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

65 competitors · 183 results · 4 events.

Everyone who competed

65 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.