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Connecticut Summer Competition 2009

Norwalk, Connecticut · 1 August 2009 · 10 events · 46 competitors · 62 personal bests

Michael Gottlieb won three of the ten events (4×4, 5×5, Square-1) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Chris Defreitas by 0.05 seconds. 46 competitors produced 62 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Joey Gouly set the 3×3 blindfolded single national record: 1:06.93.

Three wins
Michael Gottlieb — 4×4, 5×5, Square-1
0.05s
closest final — Magic, Chris Defreitas over Tim Reynolds
62
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Rowe Hessler10.8414.00
2×2Rowe Hessler3.213.99
4×4Michael Gottlieb45.6951.33
5×5Michael Gottlieb1:22.471:28.40
3×3 blindfoldedJoey Gouly1:06.93
3×3 one-handedChris Dzoan16.3420.89
Square-1Michael Gottlieb28.0034.50
4×4 blindfoldedAnthony Hsu27:49.00
MagicChris Defreitas1.301.39
Master MagicTim Reynolds3.253.82

The PB harvest

62 set · 19 still standing
  • Jared Phelps — Magic single 1.28: into the top 15.9% of the event's history.
  • Bobby D'Angelo — Magic single 1.44: into the top 28.5% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Zawartkay — 2×2 single 4.50: into the top 32.9% of the event's history.
  • Elliott Herz — Magic single 1.53: into the top 34.9% of the event's history.
  • Salim Short — 2×2 single 5.15: into the top 41.2% of the event's history.
  • Aman Karunakaran — 3×3 single 21.06: into the top 42.9% of the event's history.
  • Wuqiong Fan — 4×4 single 1:13.41: into the top 50.1% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Rosen — 4×4 single 1:24.08: into the top 59.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven 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

46 competitors · 254 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

46 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.