Competitions · United States

Caltech Fall Open 2013

Pasadena, California · 16 November 2013 · 8 events · 108 competitors · 106 personal bests

Edward Lin won three of the eight events (2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Edward Lin by 0.06 seconds. 108 competitors produced 106 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Shane Grogan took a Square-1 single of 1:02.53 down to 25.69, 59 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Edward Lin — 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.06s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Edward Lin over Neil Morales

106

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Everett Kelly	8.21	9.66
2×2	Edward Lin	2.25	2.66
4×4	Edward Lin	37.19	38.84
3×3 blindfolded	Angel Lim	33.58	—
3×3 one-handed	Edward Lin	15.28	16.71
Clock	Deven Nadudvari	6.77	7.97
Pyraminx	James Hamory	3.66	5.13
Square-1	Andrew Nelson	13.28	14.84

The PB harvest

106 set · 31 still standing

Justin Thomas — 4×4 single 33.02: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
Deven Nadudvari — Pyraminx single 3.38: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
Justin Thomas — Pyraminx single 4.16: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
Deven Nadudvari — Clock single 6.77: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
Trevor Smith — 3×3 single 11.18: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
Tiffany Choi — 3×3 one-handed single 19.72: into the top 19.8% of the event's history.
Richmond Rimando — 3×3 single 13.84: into the top 20.4% of the event's history.
Brian Guzman — 3×3 single 16.11: into the top 28.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

23 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 6,160 people who made their debut in 2013. 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

108 competitors · 383 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

108 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.