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Midwest competition 2005

Schaumburg, Illinois · 29 January 2005 · 4 events · 22 competitors · 18 personal bests

Grant Tregay won two of the four events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Joe Allen by 1.58 seconds. 22 competitors produced 18 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Rommy Barghout took a 3×3 single of 1:04.23 down to 29.70, 54 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Grant Tregay — 4×4, 5×5
1.58s
closest final — 3×3, Joe Allen over Richard Patterson
18
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Joe Allen18.9121.87
4×4Grant Tregay1:46.98
5×5Grant Tregay3:46.53
3×3 one-handedCory Loviglio49.97

The PB harvest

18 set · 5 still standing
  • Joe Allen — 3×3 single 18.91: into the top 36.8% of the event's history.
  • Peter Babcock — 3×3 single 22.20: into the top 46.0% of the event's history.
  • Shiraz Hazrat — 3×3 single 32.19: into the top 66.2% of the event's history.
  • Betty Tregay — 4×4 single 3:35.06: into the top 98.5% of the event's history.
  • Betty Tregay — 5×5 single 7:02.34: into the top 99.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

22 competitors · 70 results · 4 events.

Everyone who competed

22 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.