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Captain's Cove competition 2009

Bridgeport, Connecticut · 23 May 2009 · 10 events · 30 competitors · 31 personal bests

Dan Cohen won five of the ten events (4×4, 5×5, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by John Tamanas by 0.02 seconds. 30 competitors produced 31 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Patrick Jameson set the Magic average continental record: 1.08.

Five wins
Dan Cohen — 4×4, 5×5, Pyraminx, Square-1, Master Magic
0.02s
closest final — 3×3, John Tamanas over Rowe Hessler
31
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3John Tamanas13.0814.82
2×2Rowe Hessler2.364.27
4×4Dan Cohen46.1949.97
5×5Dan Cohen1:19.341:26.89
3×3 blindfoldedRowe Hessler1:19.28
3×3 one-handedRowe Hessler23.4027.80
PyraminxDan Cohen4.788.18
Square-1Dan Cohen15.0920.64
MagicPatrick Jameson0.881.08
Master MagicDan Cohen3.434.63

The PB harvest

31 set · 6 still standing
  • Raphael Talatala — 2×2 single 3.15: into the top 16.0% of the event's history.
  • Kegham Khosdeghian — 3×3 single 21.41: into the top 43.8% of the event's history.
  • Yaroslav Egorov — 2×2 single 6.86: into the top 59.3% of the event's history.
  • Michael Cleary — 3×3 single 55.00: into the top 89.2% of the event's history.
  • Jackson Weisman — Square-1 single 1:21.83: into the top 93.4% of the event's history.
  • Aman Karunakaran — 5×5 single 4:46.68: into the top 96.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,600 people who made their debut in 2009. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

30 competitors · 166 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

30 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.