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Discovery Science Center Winter 2009

Santa Ana, California · 19 December 2009 · 1 events · 38 competitors · 11 personal bests

Phillip Espinoza won the 3×3 with a 13.72 and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Phillip Espinoza by 0.58 seconds. 38 competitors produced 11 personal bests, 1 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ivan Wilcox took a 3×3 single of 53.01 down to 28.17, 47 percent better in one day.

1
events decided
0.58s
closest final — 3×3, Phillip Espinoza over Lennon Grinta
11
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Phillip Espinoza11.8713.72

The PB harvest

11 set · 1 still standing
  • Daniel Essien — 3×3 single 36.72: into the top 72.8% 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

38 competitors · 46 results · 1 events.

Everyone who competed

38 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.