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Captain's Cove competition 2010

Bridgeport, Connecticut · 29 May 2010 · 8 events · 37 competitors · 42 personal bests

Michael Gottlieb won four of the eight events (2×2, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Master Magic, won by Ernie Pulchny by 0.11 seconds. 37 competitors produced 42 personal bests, 13 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 4×4 average continental record: 45.45.

Four wins
Michael Gottlieb — 2×2, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed
0.11s
closest final — Master Magic, Ernie Pulchny over Tim Reynolds
42
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Patrick Jameson11.8613.57
2×2Michael Gottlieb3.594.67
4×4Patrick Jameson40.0045.45
5×5Michael Gottlieb1:19.471:30.71
3×3 blindfoldedMichael Gottlieb2:00.81
3×3 one-handedMichael Gottlieb18.0020.30
MagicTim Reynolds1.331.45
Master MagicErnie Pulchny2.463.46

The PB harvest

42 set · 13 still standing
  • Patrick Jameson — 4×4 single 40.00: into the top 12.1% of the event's history.
  • Greg Maziuk — Magic single 1.27: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
  • Kegham Khosdeghian — Magic single 1.36: into the top 21.3% of the event's history.
  • Brandon Rathbun — 2×2 single 3.83: into the top 24.3% of the event's history.
  • William Medeiros — Magic single 1.63: into the top 42.2% of the event's history.
  • Philip Profenna — 2×2 single 5.61: into the top 46.6% of the event's history.
  • Brandon Rathbun — 3×3 one-handed single 43.77: into the top 70.2% of the event's history.
  • Tony Heaton — Magic single 2.31: into the top 77.5% 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

37 competitors · 181 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

37 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.