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Cat and Mouse 2010

Chicago, Illinois · 17 July 2010 · 9 events · 42 competitors · 62 personal bests

Chester Lian won four of the nine events (4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Jim Mertens by 0.42 seconds. 42 competitors produced 62 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Chester Lian set the 5×5 blindfolded single world record: 14:42.00.

Four wins
Chester Lian — 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, 5×5 blindfolded
0.42s
closest final — 3×3, Jim Mertens over Chester Lian
62
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jim Mertens11.4313.98
2×2Christopher Olson3.474.29
4×4Chester Lian1:00.911:02.32
5×5Myles Casanas1:45.471:59.83
6×6John Brechon3:35.553:35.96
7×7Myles Casanas4:25.214:39.80
3×3 blindfoldedChester Lian1:01.36
3×3 one-handedChester Lian20.7721.91
5×5 blindfoldedChester Lian14:42.00

The PB harvest

62 set · 21 still standing
  • Chester Lian — 2×2 single 2.33: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
  • Jim Mertens — 3×3 single 11.43: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Shao — 2×2 single 3.40: into the top 19.0% of the event's history.
  • David Lechuga — 2×2 single 3.71: into the top 22.8% of the event's history.
  • Justin Kelm — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:55.75: into the top 32.1% of the event's history.
  • Matt Harrington — 3×3 single 19.58: into the top 38.7% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Shao — 3×3 single 21.91: into the top 45.2% of the event's history.
  • Brandon Do — 3×3 single 21.93: into the top 45.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

42 competitors · 209 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

42 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.