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Horizons Open 2009

Atlanta, Georgia · 20 June 2009 · 8 events · 31 competitors · 34 personal bests

Andrew Kang won three of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Jared Phelps by 0.49 seconds. 31 competitors produced 34 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Hien Bui set the 3×3 single national record: 40.91.

Three wins
Andrew Kang — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.49s
closest final — Magic, Jared Phelps over Hadley Sheffield
34
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Andrew Kang12.3014.14
4×4Andrew Kang1:01.371:03.83
5×5Andrew Kang1:36.341:42.18
3×3 blindfoldedChris Hardwick1:35.34
3×3 one-handedBrian Loftus18.1519.53
4×4 blindfoldedChris Hardwick
MagicJared Phelps1.631.79
Master MagicCody Jones4.274.81

The PB harvest

34 set · 17 still standing
  • Jared Phelps — 3×3 single 16.91: into the top 30.7% of the event's history.
  • Ganesh Nadarajan — 3×3 single 20.52: into the top 41.4% of the event's history.
  • Ganesh Nadarajan — 4×4 single 1:09.30: into the top 46.2% of the event's history.
  • Hayden Liggett — 3×3 single 25.61: into the top 53.9% of the event's history.
  • Brian Loftus — 4×4 single 1:18.83: into the top 54.9% of the event's history.
  • Jared Phelps — 3×3 blindfolded single 3:51.30: into the top 66.0% of the event's history.
  • Ganesh Nadarajan — 3×3 one-handed single 46.86: into the top 73.6% of the event's history.
  • Ganesh Nadarajan — 5×5 single 2:47.63: into the top 73.7% 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

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

31 competitors · 140 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

31 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.