Competitions · United States

MIT Fall 2009

Cambridge, Massachusetts · 14 November 2009 · 12 events · 79 competitors · 82 personal bests

Rowe Hessler won two of the twelve events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by John Tamanas by 0.04 seconds. 79 competitors produced 82 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and 31 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Patrick Jameson set the Magic average world record: 0.90.

Two wins

Rowe Hessler — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed

0.04s

closest final — 3×3, John Tamanas over Rowe Hessler

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	John Tamanas	11.61	12.34
2×2	Rowe Hessler	1.83	3.23
4×4	Dan Cohen	43.31	51.32
5×5	Dan Cohen	1:11.03	1:18.75
3×3 blindfolded	Timothy Sun	1:10.08	—
3×3 one-handed	Rowe Hessler	16.56	19.46
Clock	Justin Jaffray	10.56	12.69
Pyraminx	Felix Lee	5.93	6.25
4×4 blindfolded	Chester Lian	—	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Chester Lian	3 of 3 cubes · 7:52	—
Magic	Patrick Jameson	0.78	0.90
Master Magic	Patrick Jameson	2.47	3.06

The PB harvest

82 set · 23 still standing

Patrick Jameson — Magic single 0.78: into the top 0.12% of the event's history.
Patrick Jameson — Master Magic single 2.47: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
Elliott Herz — 2×2 single 3.66: into the top 22.2% of the event's history.
Jules Manalang — Master Magic single 3.25: into the top 24.0% of the event's history.
Yanping Chen — 3×3 single 17.16: into the top 31.5% of the event's history.
Salim Short — Pyraminx single 7.66: into the top 33.4% of the event's history.
Jake Ruth — 2×2 single 4.66: into the top 35.0% of the event's history.
Harry Solovay — 3×3 single 21.19: into the top 43.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

31 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

79 competitors · 398 results · 12 events.

Everyone who competed

79 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.