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Caltech Winter competition 2005

San Francisco, California · 15 January 2005 · 6 events · 40 competitors · 25 personal bests

Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) won three of the six events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) by 2.12 seconds. 40 competitors produced 25 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Frank Morris set the 4×4 single world record: 1:08.12.

Three wins
Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) — 3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed
2.12s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) over Leyan Lo
25
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎)13.6614.96
4×4Frank Morris1:08.121:17.83
5×5Frank Morris2:28.172:35.49
3×3 blindfoldedShotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎)2:57.97
3×3 Fewest MovesMirek Goljan28 moves
3×3 one-handedShotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎)33.1935.76

The PB harvest

25 set · 6 still standing
  • Mirek Goljan — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 28 moves: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Alex Datuin — 3×3 single 23.42: into the top 49.0% of the event's history.
  • Hanson So — 3×3 single 46.56: into the top 83.3% of the event's history.
  • Kevin Chang — 3×3 single 1:02.82: into the top 92.6% of the event's history.
  • Hanson So — 3×3 one-handed single 1:50.52: into the top 97.4% of the event's history.
  • Michelle Sun — 3×3 single 1:29.34: into the top 97.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 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

19 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

40 competitors · 105 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.