Competitions · United States

Caltech Fall 2008

Pasadena, California · 22 November 2008 · 8 events · 80 competitors · 75 personal bests

Dan Dzoan won two of the eight events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Lucas Garron by 0.00 seconds. 80 competitors produced 75 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and 27 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Lucas Garron set the 5×5 single national record: 1:43.80.

Two wins

Dan Dzoan — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed

0.00s

closest final — 2×2, Lucas Garron over Sikan Li

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Dan Dzoan	11.91	13.08
2×2	Lucas Garron	5.30	5.83
4×4	Michael Gottlieb	48.55	58.52
5×5	Michael Gottlieb	1:27.03	1:33.18
3×3 blindfolded	Leyan Lo	1:17.03	—
3×3 one-handed	Dan Dzoan	18.05	22.55
Clock	Lucas Garron	10.19	12.03
Square-1	Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)	21.59	22.71

The PB harvest

75 set · 24 still standing

Muzhou Wang — 3×3 single 12.04: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
Seamus Sullivan — Square-1 single 19.26: into the top 26.2% of the event's history.
Dan Dzoan — Square-1 single 20.99: into the top 30.2% of the event's history.
Umar Qattan — 3×3 single 16.94: into the top 30.8% of the event's history.
Daniel Park — 3×3 single 17.09: into the top 31.3% of the event's history.
Sikan Li — 3×3 blindfolded single 2:08.97: into the top 36.4% of the event's history.
Lennon Grinta — 4×4 single 1:02.71: into the top 39.4% of the event's history.
Matt Hilling — 3×3 single 19.93: into the top 39.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

27 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 2,174 people who made their debut in 2008. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

9 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

80 competitors · 278 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

80 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.