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Fort Lee Winter 2009

Fort Lee, New Jersey · 7 March 2009 · 13 events · 59 competitors · 93 personal bests

Dan Cohen won seven of the 13 events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Patrick Jameson by 0.11 seconds. 59 competitors produced 93 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Dan Cohen set the 4×4 single continental record: 43.77.

Seven wins
Dan Cohen — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Square-1
0.11s
closest final — Magic, Patrick Jameson over Bob Burton
93
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Rowe Hessler11.4113.29
2×2Rowe Hessler2.883.79
4×4Patrick Jameson46.4752.63
5×5Dan Cohen1:17.051:24.93
6×6Dan Cohen2:35.002:45.80
7×7Dan Cohen3:57.474:22.65
3×3 blindfoldedDan Cohen1:10.31
3×3 one-handedDan Cohen20.5024.21
ClockDavid Woner7.8410.34
PyraminxDan Cohen5.168.53
Square-1Dan Cohen15.2819.92
MagicPatrick Jameson0.861.35
Master MagicTim Reynolds3.163.28

The PB harvest

93 set · 26 still standing
  • Paul Wagner — Magic single 0.91: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
  • Raphael Talatala — 3×3 single 11.96: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
  • Alex Mason — 3×3 single 12.53: into the top 15.7% of the event's history.
  • Paul Wagner — 2×2 single 3.13: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.
  • Dan Cohen — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:10.31: into the top 16.2% of the event's history.
  • Jonathan Choi — 2×2 single 3.68: into the top 22.4% of the event's history.
  • Jonathan Choi — 4×4 single 55.72: into the top 31.6% of the event's history.
  • Aaron Dworetzky — Magic single 1.50: into the top 32.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 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

9 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

59 competitors · 311 results · 13 events.

Everyone who competed

59 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.