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Drexel Winter 2009

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · 14 March 2009 · 10 events · 34 competitors · 45 personal bests

Patrick Jameson won three of the ten events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Master Magic, won by Bob Burton by 0.08 seconds. 34 competitors produced 45 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Patrick Jameson set the Magic single world record: 0.83.

Three wins
Patrick Jameson — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6
0.08s
closest final — Master Magic, Bob Burton over Gavin Nelson
45
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3John Tamanas11.4012.84
2×2Gavin Nelson4.885.81
4×4Patrick Jameson44.3156.51
5×5Patrick Jameson1:27.211:37.38
6×6Patrick Jameson3:24.723:41.08
7×7Gavin Nelson7:41.198:16.16
3×3 blindfoldedStanley Wong2:28.94
3×3 one-handedJohn Tamanas23.6132.68
MagicBob Burton1.311.48
Master MagicBob Burton3.223.62

The PB harvest

45 set · 15 still standing
  • Henry Merker — 3×3 single 15.36: into the top 25.6% of the event's history.
  • Derek Heimbach — Magic single 1.63: into the top 42.2% of the event's history.
  • Matt Munin — 3×3 single 27.21: into the top 57.3% of the event's history.
  • Will Goodwin — 4×4 single 1:23.27: into the top 58.5% of the event's history.
  • Derek Heimbach — 2×2 single 7.21: into the top 62.1% of the event's history.
  • Henry Merker — 3×3 one-handed single 37.96: into the top 62.3% of the event's history.
  • Derek Heimbach — 3×3 single 30.91: into the top 64.1% of the event's history.
  • Grant Perme — 3×3 single 31.63: into the top 65.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten 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

34 competitors · 162 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

34 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.