Competitions · United States

Newark Winter 2009

Newark, New Jersey · 7 February 2009 · 12 events · 94 competitors · 120 personal bests

Dan Cohen won five of the twelve events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) by 0.04 seconds. 94 competitors produced 120 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Dan Cohen set the 6×6 single world record: 2:56.34.

Five wins

Dan Cohen — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx

0.04s

closest final — 3×3, Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) over Dan Cohen

120

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎)	11.52	12.98
2×2	Rowe Hessler	3.02	4.01
4×4	Dan Cohen	47.28	52.65
5×5	Dan Cohen	1:18.33	1:25.77
6×6	Dan Cohen	2:56.34	3:01.40
3×3 blindfolded	Alexander Yu	1:01.68	—
3×3 one-handed	Dan Cohen	16.21	23.21
Clock	David Woner	9.00	10.79
Pyraminx	Dan Cohen	6.77	8.73
Square-1	Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)	20.15	21.96
Magic	Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)	1.18	1.42
Master Magic	Bob Burton	3.41	3.90

The PB harvest

120 set · 26 still standing

Daniel Saha — 3×3 single 11.88: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.
Stanley Wong — 3×3 single 13.41: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.
Henry Merker — 2×2 single 4.05: into the top 27.1% of the event's history.
Edmund Rothfus — 2×2 single 4.08: into the top 27.5% of the event's history.
Wei-Jiunn Jang (鄭惟駿) — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:42.91: into the top 27.7% of the event's history.
Ricardo Manlapig — 3×3 single 16.21: into the top 28.5% of the event's history.
Gavin Nelson — 4×4 single 59.11: into the top 35.5% of the event's history.
Ellery Murdock — Magic single 1.59: into the top 39.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

30 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

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

94 competitors · 372 results · 12 events.

Everyone who competed

94 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.