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Caltech Winter competition 2004

Pasadena, California · 24 January 2004 · 1 events · 26 competitors · 2 personal bests

Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) won the 3×3 with a 16.53 and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) by 11.17 seconds. 26 competitors produced 2 personal bests, 1 of which still stand today, and 22 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: 15.07.

1
events decided
11.17s
closest final — 3×3, Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) over Lars Petrus
2
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎)14.7616.53

The PB harvest

2 set · 1 still standing
  • Kevin Brandon — 3×3 single 41.26: into the top 78.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

26 competitors · 43 results · 1 events.

Everyone who competed

26 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.