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Iowa Open 2010

Clinton, Iowa · 24 April 2010 · 10 events · 36 competitors · 60 personal bests

Christopher Olson won two of the ten events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Jason Ink by 0.12 seconds. 36 competitors produced 60 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ben Beer took a 2×2 single of 14.09 down to 7.46, 47 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Christopher Olson — 3×3, 2×2
0.12s
closest final — Magic, Jason Ink over Kristoffer Lauderbaugh
60
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Christopher Olson14.2714.62
2×2Christopher Olson3.224.58
4×4John Brechon1:05.941:15.36
5×5John Brechon2:03.752:26.41
3×3 blindfoldedKevin Kapinos4:33.46
3×3 one-handedKevin Kapinos31.2836.12
MegaminxMichael Czerpak1:48.962:06.82
PyraminxRyan Olson4.198.68
MagicJason Ink1.211.42
Master MagicShane Rowland3.864.28

The PB harvest

60 set · 19 still standing
  • Ryan Olson — Pyraminx single 4.19: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Riley Thurm — Magic single 1.22: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
  • Alex Bailey — 3×3 single 12.25: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
  • Alex Bailey — 2×2 single 3.16: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.
  • Kristoffer Lauderbaugh — Magic single 1.34: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.
  • Jason Ink — 3×3 single 18.41: into the top 35.4% of the event's history.
  • Jason Ink — Pyraminx single 8.93: into the top 44.2% of the event's history.
  • Logan Kelly — Pyraminx single 9.09: into the top 45.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,985 people who made their debut in 2010. 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

36 competitors · 204 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

36 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.