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Caltech Winter competition 2006

San Francisco, California · 14 January 2006 · 5 events · 57 competitors · 33 personal bests

Leyan Lo won two of the five events (3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Clancy Cochran by 0.07 seconds. 57 competitors produced 33 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and 27 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Leyan Lo set the 3×3 single world record: 11.13.

Two wins
Leyan Lo — 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed
0.07s
closest final — Magic, Clancy Cochran over Bob Burton
33
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎)13.2814.91
4×4Frank Morris56.851:04.72
3×3 blindfoldedLeyan Lo2:09.99—
3×3 one-handedLeyan Lo31.0034.60
MagicClancy Cochran1.311.47

The PB harvest

33 set · 7 still standing
  • Clancy Cochran — Magic single 1.31: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
  • Manas Agastya — 3×3 single 27.86: into the top 58.6% of the event's history.
  • Chris Licciardi — Magic single 1.89: into the top 60.0% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Hudson — 3×3 single 29.85: into the top 62.3% of the event's history.
  • Jason Kovacic — 4×4 single 1:40.05: into the top 70.6% of the event's history.
  • Chris Licciardi — 3×3 single 38.34: into the top 74.9% of the event's history.
  • Jack Rudolph — 3×3 single 50.61: into the top 86.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

27 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 580 people who made their debut in 2006. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

9 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

57 competitors · 129 results · 5 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.