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Caltech Spring competition 2005

Pasadena, California · 16 April 2005 · 6 events · 40 competitors · 23 personal bests

Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) won three of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) by 1.78 seconds. 40 competitors produced 23 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Will Arnold set the 3×3 with feet single world record: 4:06.68.

Three wins
Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4
1.78s
closest final — 2×2, Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) over Frank Chang
23
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎)12.5416.02
2×2Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎)4.926.62
4×4Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎)1:30.301:37.97
3×3 blindfoldedLeyan Lo2:41.542:59.29
3×3 one-handedRyan Patricio27.6231.59
3×3 with feetWill Arnold4:06.684:25.10

The PB harvest

23 set · 10 still standing
  • Thomas Bischof — 3×3 single 16.82: into the top 30.4% of the event's history.
  • Chun Hei Uwe Wong — 3×3 single 17.61: into the top 32.9% of the event's history.
  • Joseph Liao — 3×3 single 18.06: into the top 34.3% of the event's history.
  • Sunil Pedapudi — 3×3 single 20.65: into the top 41.8% of the event's history.
  • Shane Gaitley — 3×3 single 22.31: into the top 46.2% of the event's history.
  • Chun Hei Uwe Wong — 3×3 one-handed single 39.78: into the top 65.0% of the event's history.
  • Chun Hei Uwe Wong — 4×4 single 1:56.24: into the top 79.9% of the event's history.
  • Sunil Pedapudi — 3×3 one-handed single 1:00.23: into the top 84.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 417 people who made their debut in 2005. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

21 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

40 competitors · 111 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

40 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.