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Competitions · United States

Caltech Summer competition 2007

Pasadena, California · 25 August 2007 · 8 events · 57 competitors · 51 personal bests

Frank Morris won two of the eight events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ryan Patricio by 0.04 seconds. 57 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Frank Morris set the 5×5 single continental record: 1:41.64.

Two wins
Frank Morris — 4×4, 5×5
0.04s
closest final — 3×3, Ryan Patricio over Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎)
51
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ryan Patricio12.7113.47
2×2Lucas Garron5.426.21
4×4Frank Morris56.011:04.68
5×5Frank Morris1:45.901:52.82
3×3 blindfoldedChris Krueger1:54.24
3×3 one-handedDan Dzoan20.0721.95
PyraminxMichael Gottlieb8.549.57
4×4 blindfoldedChris Krueger

The PB harvest

51 set · 11 still standing
  • Vincent Le — 3×3 single 12.98: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
  • Caleb Lau — 3×3 single 15.05: into the top 24.6% of the event's history.
  • Caleb Lau — 2×2 single 5.65: into the top 47.1% of the event's history.
  • Travis Kruse — 3×3 single 24.62: into the top 51.8% of the event's history.
  • Nathan Feng — 3×3 single 27.00: into the top 56.8% of the event's history.
  • David Kim — 3×3 single 35.63: into the top 71.4% of the event's history.
  • Danny Parks — 3×3 single 37.02: into the top 73.2% of the event's history.
  • Henry Liu — 2×2 single 9.91: into the top 77.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 1,014 people who made their debut in 2007. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

17 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

57 competitors · 185 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

57 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.