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Northern California Fall Open 2005

Hillsborough, California · 17 September 2005 · 7 events · 23 competitors · 12 personal bests

Alan Chang won three of the seven events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Leyan Lo by 0.45 seconds. 23 competitors produced 12 personal bests, 1 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Tyson Mao (毛台勝) set the 3×3 blindfolded single world record: 1:58.32.

Three wins
Alan Chang — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5
0.45s
closest final — 3×3, Leyan Lo over Toby Mao (毛台立)
12
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Leyan Lo15.2718.26
2×2Alan Chang7.298.86
4×4Alan Chang1:28.911:40.24
5×5Alan Chang3:27.733:46.72
3×3 blindfoldedTyson Mao (毛台勝)1:58.322:21.46
3×3 one-handedLeyan Lo31.3335.42
MagicClancy Cochran2.112.49

The PB harvest

12 set · 1 still standing
  • Lars Petrus — 3×3 single 16.64: into the top 29.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight 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

10 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

23 competitors · 70 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

23 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.