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Carnegie Mellon Spring 2009

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · 2 May 2009 · 10 events · 48 competitors · 36 personal bests

Dan Cohen won four of the ten events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Jason Baum by 0.62 seconds. 48 competitors produced 36 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 27 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

David Woner set the Clock single world record: 7.08.

Four wins
Dan Cohen — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, Master Magic
0.62s
closest final — 3×3, Jason Baum over Dan Cohen
36
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jason Baum12.5214.94
2×2Dan Cohen4.615.90
4×4Dan Cohen51.3654.55
5×5Dan Cohen1:18.341:24.54
6×6Myles Casanas4:14.434:53.03
3×3 blindfoldedJason Baum1:42.38
3×3 one-handedJason Baum23.1524.42
ClockDavid Woner7.089.87
MagicPreston Nguyen1.561.72
Master MagicDan Cohen2.973.87

The PB harvest

36 set · 14 still standing
  • Dave Campbell — 2×2 single 4.63: into the top 34.6% of the event's history.
  • Adam Zamora — 3×3 blindfolded single 2:18.55: into the top 39.5% of the event's history.
  • Evan Ramer — 3×3 single 27.88: into the top 58.6% of the event's history.
  • Jason Baum — 6×6 single 4:16.77: into the top 70.8% of the event's history.
  • David Naumann — 2×2 single 8.86: into the top 72.8% of the event's history.
  • Andy Paclawski — 2×2 single 10.65: into the top 80.4% of the event's history.
  • Yaroslav Egorov — Magic single 2.50: into the top 82.5% of the event's history.
  • Gregory Williams — 2×2 single 11.80: into the top 83.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

27 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

48 competitors · 136 results · 10 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.