Competitions · United States
DeVry University Open 2010
Columbus, Ohio · 2 October 2010 · 10 events · 34 competitors · 37 personal bests
Chester Lian won six of the ten events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Blake Thompson by 0.15 seconds. 34 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Shane Rowland took a 4×4 single of 8:42.38 down to 1:37.88, 81 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Chester Lian | 12.36 | 15.09 |
| 2×2 | Blake Thompson | 5.36 | 6.40 |
| 4×4 | Chester Lian | 57.44 | 1:01.25 |
| 5×5 | Chester Lian | 1:43.93 | 1:49.85 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Chester Lian | 1:00.22 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Chester Lian | 17.56 | 23.08 |
| Pyraminx | Blake Thompson | 6.16 | 8.79 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Chester Lian | 15:42.00 | — |
| Magic | Jim Mertens | 1.33 | 1.46 |
| Master Magic | Shane Rowland | 3.86 | 4.12 |
The PB harvest
37 set · 9 still standing- Bobby Krupa — Pyraminx single 7.71: into the top 33.8% of the event's history.
- Mitchell Romito — 3×3 one-handed single 25.81: into the top 36.3% of the event's history.
- Jim Tackett — 3×3 single 22.00: into the top 45.4% of the event's history.
- Michael Czerpak — Magic single 1.81: into the top 55.3% of the event's history.
- Jim Tackett — 4×4 single 1:39.38: into the top 70.2% of the event's history.
- Matt Kramer — 3×3 single 36.88: into the top 73.1% of the event's history.
- Ryan Cornell — 3×3 single 37.31: into the top 73.6% of the event's history.
- Rahul Kumar — 2×2 single 16.40: into the top 92.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,985 people who made their debut in 2010. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
34 competitors · 155 results · 10 events.
Everyone who competed
34 competitors- Aaron Abramowitz
- Alex Miller
- Alyssa Rendon
- Ashley Couch
- Benjamin English
- Bill Harding
- Blake Thompson
- Bobby Krupa
- Chester Lian
- Daniel English
- Denny Rizer
- Efrain Covarrubias
- Hank Moore
- James LaChance
- James Maupin
- Jason Greenberg
- Jim Mertens
- Jim Tackett
- Joey Freidline
- Justin Badua
- Kenneth Benando
- Matt Kramer
- Michael Czerpak
- Mitchell Romito
- Nakai Velasquez
- Nick Cafolla
- Pat Moore
- Rahul Kumar
- Roshan Kumar
- Ryan Cornell
- Shane Rowland
- Steven Narducci
- Tyler Yarnelli
- Zach Richards
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.