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Horace Mann Spring competition 2005

Bronx, New York · 28 May 2005 · 7 events · 32 competitors · 18 personal bests

Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) won four of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Bob Burton by 0.06 seconds. 32 competitors produced 18 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) set the 3×3 one-handed single world record: 23.76.

Four wins
Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed
0.06s
closest final — Magic, Bob Burton over Quinn Lewis
18
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎)14.8815.32
2×2Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎)4.136.29
4×4Chris Hardwick1:14.961:16.40
3×3 blindfoldedShotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎)3:21.46
3×3 one-handedShotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎)23.7627.56
Square-1Richard Patterson46.341:02.43
MagicBob Burton1.561.85

The PB harvest

18 set · 2 still standing
  • Cory Loviglio — 3×3 single 14.08: into the top 21.2% of the event's history.
  • Raul Garcia — 3×3 single 20.71: into the top 41.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 417 people who made their debut in 2005. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

11 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

32 competitors · 125 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

32 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.