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Caltech Winter 2010

Pasadena, California · 27 February 2010 · 9 events · 48 competitors · 55 personal bests

Michael Gottlieb won three of the nine events (4×4, 5×5, Master Magic) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Ian Jones by 0.05 seconds. 48 competitors produced 55 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Sikan Li set the 3×3 one-handed average national record: 21.25.

Three wins
Michael Gottlieb — 4×4, 5×5, Master Magic
0.05s
closest final — Magic, Ian Jones over Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)
55
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Phillip Espinoza9.8110.81
2×2Edward Lin2.413.34
4×4Michael Gottlieb50.5052.57
5×5Michael Gottlieb1:21.321:24.21
3×3 blindfoldedAndrew Le2:03.94
3×3 one-handedSikan Li22.1824.14
Square-1Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)17.9620.73
MagicIan Jones1.161.21
Master MagicMichael Gottlieb2.914.14

The PB harvest

55 set · 9 still standing
  • Adam Zamora — 2×2 single 2.40: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
  • Cameron Brown — Magic single 1.40: into the top 24.2% of the event's history.
  • Edward Lin — Magic single 1.53: into the top 34.9% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Albright — 4×4 single 1:08.36: into the top 45.2% of the event's history.
  • Chase Parker — 3×3 single 29.26: into the top 61.2% of the event's history.
  • Ivan Wilcox — 4×4 single 1:38.88: into the top 69.9% of the event's history.
  • Devin Corr-Robinett — Magic single 2.31: into the top 77.5% of the event's history.
  • Chase Parker — 3×3 one-handed single 1:45.86: into the top 97.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,985 people who made their debut in 2010. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

48 competitors · 224 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

48 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.