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Chattahoochee Spring competition 2009

Alpharetta, Georgia · 21 March 2009 · 8 events · 31 competitors · 42 personal bests

Jason Baum won three of the eight events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Magic, won by John Rhodes by 0.02 seconds. 31 competitors produced 42 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Chris Hardwick set the 4×4 blindfolded single world record: 4:46.19.

Three wins
Jason Baum — 3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded
0.02s
closest final — Magic, John Rhodes over Hadley Sheffield
42
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jason Baum11.0312.21
4×4Andrew Kang50.461:01.85
5×5Andrew Kang1:38.151:45.23
3×3 blindfoldedJason Baum1:29.34
3×3 one-handedBrian Loftus16.6519.33
4×4 blindfoldedChris Hardwick4:46.19
5×5 blindfoldedJason Baum
MagicJohn Rhodes2.162.28

The PB harvest

42 set · 17 still standing
  • Brian Loftus — 3×3 one-handed single 16.65: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
  • Brian Loftus — 3×3 single 13.66: into the top 19.8% of the event's history.
  • Chris Hardwick — 4×4 blindfolded single 4:46.19: into the top 20.3% of the event's history.
  • Jason Baum — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:29.34: into the top 22.8% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Lei — 3×3 single 15.94: into the top 27.6% of the event's history.
  • Joshua Satterfield — 3×3 single 16.34: into the top 28.9% of the event's history.
  • Jason Baum — 5×5 single 1:51.05: into the top 43.3% of the event's history.
  • Hadley Sheffield — Magic single 1.68: into the top 46.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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

31 competitors · 145 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

31 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.