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Motor City Open 2009

Detroit, Michigan · 25 April 2009 · 10 events · 47 competitors · 70 personal bests

Eric Limeback won four of the ten events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Emile Compion by 0.05 seconds. 47 competitors produced 70 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Emile Compion set the 3×3 single continental record: 13.50.

Four wins
Eric Limeback — 3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, 4×4 blindfolded
0.05s
closest final — 2×2, Emile Compion over Eric Limeback
70
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Eric Limeback11.5012.69
2×2Emile Compion4.685.53
4×4Jack Moseley1:00.091:02.45
5×5Jack Moseley1:38.881:45.78
7×7Jack Moseley5:04.085:13.28
3×3 blindfoldedEric Limeback1:40.94
3×3 one-handedEric Limeback20.4622.79
Square-1Emile Compion30.4636.04
4×4 blindfoldedEric Limeback
MagicGreg French1.681.73

The PB harvest

70 set · 15 still standing
  • Jon Morris — 3×3 single 13.78: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.
  • Jim Mertens — 3×3 one-handed single 22.93: into the top 28.6% of the event's history.
  • Eric Johnson — Magic single 1.68: into the top 46.1% of the event's history.
  • Matt Rudnicki — 5×5 single 2:11.63: into the top 56.3% of the event's history.
  • Bob Burton — 4×4 single 1:27.81: into the top 62.0% of the event's history.
  • David Day — 2×2 single 7.31: into the top 62.9% of the event's history.
  • David Day — 3×3 single 30.88: into the top 64.0% of the event's history.
  • Jon Morris — 5×5 single 2:32.97: into the top 67.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 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

12 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

47 competitors · 242 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

47 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.