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Caltech Spring competition 2004

Pasadena, California · 3 April 2004 · 3 events · 30 competitors · 14 personal bests

Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) won three of the three events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) by 8.77 seconds. 30 competitors produced 14 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) set the 3×3 single world record: 13.93.

Three wins
Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
8.77s
closest final — 3×3, Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) over Lars Petrus
14
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎)12.1115.38
4×4Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎)1:51.652:09.02
3×3 one-handedShotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎)43.3147.78

The PB harvest

14 set · 3 still standing
  • Eric Liou — 3×3 single 36.23: into the top 72.2% of the event's history.
  • Dan Henage — 3×3 single 54.67: into the top 89.0% of the event's history.
  • Brittany Henage — 3×3 single 1:30.98: into the top 98.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 174 people who made their debut in 2004. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

9 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

30 competitors · 65 results · 3 events.

Everyone who competed

30 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.