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Caltech Fall competition 2009

Pasadena, California · 24 October 2009 · 10 events · 46 competitors · 56 personal bests

Michael Gottlieb won three of the ten events (4×4, 5×5, Master Magic) and the closest final was the Master Magic, won by Michael Gottlieb by 0.12 seconds. 46 competitors produced 56 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Andrew Nelson set the Square-1 single continental record: 13.02.

Three wins
Michael Gottlieb — 4×4, 5×5, Master Magic
0.12s
closest final — Master Magic, Michael Gottlieb over Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)
56
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Phillip Espinoza11.8813.14
2×2Edward Lin2.554.19
4×4Michael Gottlieb45.2552.75
5×5Michael Gottlieb1:24.461:32.93
3×3 blindfoldedLucas Garron1:12.58
3×3 one-handedSikan Li18.8421.66
ClockDeven Nadudvari9.7810.34
Square-1Andrew Nelson13.0218.64
MagicTakao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)1.181.26
Master MagicMichael Gottlieb2.963.90

The PB harvest

56 set · 9 still standing
  • Sikan Li — 3×3 single 10.83: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
  • Lucas Garron — Magic single 1.37: into the top 22.7% of the event's history.
  • Sikan Li — 4×4 single 1:12.72: into the top 49.5% of the event's history.
  • Ernie Valdés — 3×3 single 23.84: into the top 50.0% of the event's history.
  • Jonas Galindo — 4×4 single 1:24.02: into the top 59.1% of the event's history.
  • Keanu László Vestil — Clock single 19.36: into the top 62.8% of the event's history.
  • Keanu László Vestil — 4×4 single 1:56.11: into the top 79.9% of the event's history.
  • Clarence Huang — 3×3 single 50.97: into the top 86.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,600 people who made their debut in 2009. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

46 competitors · 196 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

46 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.