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Captain's Cove competition 2007

Bridgeport, Connecticut · 26 May 2007 · 8 events · 24 competitors · 32 personal bests

Michael Gottlieb won three of the eight events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Tim Reynolds by 0.11 seconds. 24 competitors produced 32 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Alexander Heaton took a Magic single of 7.21 down to 1.88, 74 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Michael Gottlieb — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5
0.11s
closest final — Magic, Tim Reynolds over Bob Burton
32
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Anthony Hsu11.8815.10
2×2Michael Gottlieb6.477.42
4×4Michael Gottlieb1:11.171:17.59
5×5Michael Gottlieb2:05.002:09.99
3×3 blindfoldedRowe Hessler1:50.63
3×3 one-handedRowe Hessler28.4534.92
MagicTim Reynolds1.181.58
Master MagicTim Reynolds3.503.80

The PB harvest

32 set · 3 still standing
  • Chip Bruchez — 3×3 single 24.00: into the top 50.4% of the event's history.
  • Chip Bruchez — 4×4 single 1:24.81: into the top 59.7% of the event's history.
  • Chip Bruchez — 3×3 one-handed single 1:03.81: into the top 86.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

24 competitors · 96 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

24 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.