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Cumberland Valley Open 2009

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania · 30 May 2009 · 10 events · 28 competitors · 53 personal bests

Dan Cohen won four of the ten events (4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Master Magic, won by Bob Burton by 0.16 seconds. 28 competitors produced 53 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Rowe Hessler set the 2×2 average world record: 3.15.

Four wins
Dan Cohen — 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Square-1
0.16s
closest final — Master Magic, Bob Burton over Dan Cohen
53
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Rowe Hessler10.5011.70
2×2Rowe Hessler2.473.15
4×4Dan Cohen47.5650.06
5×5Dan Cohen1:16.381:19.65
3×3 blindfoldedRowe Hessler2:05.02
3×3 one-handedDan Cohen20.0625.51
PyraminxSiraj Ali6.038.53
Square-1Dan Cohen20.4322.29
MagicBob Burton1.311.44
Master MagicBob Burton3.034.26

The PB harvest

53 set · 19 still standing
  • Siraj Ali — 3×3 single 12.56: into the top 15.9% of the event's history.
  • Zac Livesay — 3×3 single 12.81: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
  • Ellery Murdock — 3×3 single 15.47: into the top 26.0% of the event's history.
  • Doug Gromek — Magic single 1.53: into the top 34.9% of the event's history.
  • Justin Kwon — 3×3 single 19.00: into the top 37.1% of the event's history.
  • Jaclyn Sawler — Pyraminx single 8.25: into the top 38.3% of the event's history.
  • Justin Kwon — Magic single 1.61: into the top 40.9% of the event's history.
  • Ellery Murdock — Pyraminx single 8.88: into the top 43.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight 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

28 competitors · 174 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

28 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.