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Discovery Science Center competition 2009

Santa Ana, California · 16 May 2009 · 5 events · 56 competitors · 34 personal bests

Phillip Espinoza won the 3×3 with a 13.49 and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Phillip Espinoza by 0.64 seconds. 56 competitors produced 34 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Dene Beardsley set the 6×6 single continental record: 3:04.27.

5
events decided
0.64s
closest final — 3×3, Phillip Espinoza over Leyan Lo
34
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Phillip Espinoza12.5513.49
6×6Michael Gottlieb2:50.152:58.95
3×3 blindfoldedLeyan Lo1:11.66
3×3 one-handedJeremy Fleischman18.4020.86
Square-1Nick Young19.4522.10

The PB harvest

34 set · 4 still standing
  • Mason Newstead — 3×3 single 23.55: into the top 49.3% of the event's history.
  • Mason Newstead — 3×3 one-handed single 54.84: into the top 80.7% of the event's history.
  • Ernie Valdés — 3×3 one-handed single 55.41: into the top 81.0% of the event's history.
  • Phillip Espinoza — Square-1 single 1:08.27: into the top 88.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

56 competitors · 134 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

56 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.