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Competitions · United States

Caltech Fall 2010

Pasadena, California · 13 November 2010 · 10 events · 59 competitors · 52 personal bests

Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫) won three of the ten events (Square-1, Magic, Master Magic) and the closest final was the Master Magic, won by Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫) by 0.48 seconds. 59 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Salman Shah took a 3×3 single of 41.02 down to 21.44, 48 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫) — Square-1, Magic, Master Magic
0.48s
closest final — Master Magic, Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫) over Steven Turner
52
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Cameron Brown10.7112.44
2×2Steven Turner2.633.84
4×4Weston Mizumoto51.551:00.49
5×5Michael Young1:51.181:56.83
3×3 blindfoldedAndrew Le2:02.91
3×3 one-handedWeston Mizumoto16.9717.32
Square-1Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)19.4721.14
3×3 with feetSteven Turner1:57.391:59.54
MagicTakao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)1.161.25
Master MagicTakao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)3.834.29

The PB harvest

52 set · 20 still standing
  • Ben Hess — 3×3 single 11.77: into the top 13.1% of the event's history.
  • Calvin Wong — 3×3 single 13.93: into the top 20.7% of the event's history.
  • Reiley Akkari — 3×3 single 14.15: into the top 21.5% of the event's history.
  • Jonas Galindo — 3×3 single 14.18: into the top 21.6% of the event's history.
  • Cameron Brown — 3×3 one-handed single 23.50: into the top 30.1% of the event's history.
  • Salman Shah — 3×3 single 21.44: into the top 43.9% of the event's history.
  • Deven Nadudvari — 5×5 single 1:53.44: into the top 45.0% of the event's history.
  • Ian Jones — 4×4 single 1:09.13: into the top 46.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,985 people who made their debut in 2010. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

59 competitors · 235 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

59 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.