Competitions · United States

Chicago Open 2010

Arlington Heights, Illinois · 6 February 2010 · 12 events · 63 competitors · 80 personal bests

Chester Lian won four of the twelve events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Erik Walters by 0.03 seconds. 63 competitors produced 80 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and 26 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Dan Cohen set the 5×5 average world record: 1:13.36.

Four wins

Chester Lian — 3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, 4×4 blindfolded

0.03s

closest final — Magic, Erik Walters over Quentin McLean

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Chester Lian	11.34	13.60
2×2	Justin Jaffray	3.43	4.10
4×4	Dan Cohen	37.69	47.55
5×5	Dan Cohen	1:10.68	1:13.36
3×3 blindfolded	Chester Lian	1:28.27	—
3×3 one-handed	Chester Lian	18.13	22.39
Clock	David Woner	8.13	8.90
Pyraminx	Quentin McLean	5.27	7.00
4×4 blindfolded	Chester Lian	—	—
5×5 blindfolded	Mike Hughey	16:53.00	—
Magic	Erik Walters	1.50	1.57
Master Magic	Dan Cohen	2.36	2.63

The PB harvest

80 set · 15 still standing

Dan Cohen — Magic single 0.93: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Isaac Wappes — 2×2 single 2.13: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
David Woner — Magic single 1.30: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.
Jack Johnston — Magic single 1.44: into the top 28.5% of the event's history.
Quentin McLean — 5×5 single 1:55.63: into the top 46.4% of the event's history.
Richard Patterson — Pyraminx single 10.75: into the top 58.7% of the event's history.
Jake Rueth — Pyraminx single 12.22: into the top 68.6% of the event's history.
Kevin Kapinos — 3×3 blindfolded single 4:07.69: into the top 69.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

26 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

63 competitors · 301 results · 12 events.

Everyone who competed

63 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.