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Dallas Open 2009

Dallas, Texas · 13 June 2009 · 12 events · 29 competitors · 30 personal bests

Anthony Brooks won seven of the twelve events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫) by 0.23 seconds. 29 competitors produced 30 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Anthony Brooks set the 2×2 single national record: 3.05.

Seven wins
Anthony Brooks — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, Clock, Pyraminx, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.23s
closest final — Magic, Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫) over William Phillips
30
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Anthony Brooks13.5015.41
2×2Anthony Brooks3.056.20
4×4Anthony Brooks1:21.031:32.46
5×5Zachary McWilliams3:04.81
3×3 blindfoldedAnthony Brooks2:25.69
3×3 one-handedAlex Mason23.2127.02
ClockAnthony Brooks15.3025.01
MegaminxTakao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)2:13.502:33.76
PyraminxAnthony Brooks10.8012.92
Square-1Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)18.2123.62
3×3 Multi-BlindAnthony Brooks2 of 2 cubes · 8:32
MagicTakao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)1.281.93

The PB harvest

30 set · 9 still standing
  • Keivaun Waugh — 3×3 single 19.37: into the top 38.1% of the event's history.
  • Austin deBruyn — 4×4 single 1:35.59: into the top 67.6% of the event's history.
  • Jaime Powell — 3×3 single 38.47: into the top 75.1% of the event's history.
  • Oscar Maldonado — 3×3 single 39.38: into the top 76.2% of the event's history.
  • Oscar Maldonado — Pyraminx single 18.13: into the top 90.1% of the event's history.
  • Travis Torp — 3×3 single 57.40: into the top 90.4% of the event's history.
  • Austin deBruyn — 5×5 single 3:59.50: into the top 91.7% of the event's history.
  • Travis Torp — 2×2 single 16.41: into the top 92.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

29 competitors · 149 results · 12 events.

Everyone who competed

29 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.