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Ohio Open 2009

Columbus, Ohio · 28 March 2009 · 19 events · 57 competitors · 40 personal bests

Dan Cohen won twelve of the 19 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Dan Cohen by 0.03 seconds. 57 competitors produced 40 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and 32 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Dan Cohen set the 6×6 single world record: 2:23.63.

Twelve wins
Dan Cohen — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Square-1, Master Magic
0.03s
closest final — Pyraminx, Dan Cohen over Tim Reynolds
40
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dan Cohen11.9613.18
2×2Dan Cohen3.844.83
4×4Dan Cohen46.7248.53
5×5Dan Cohen1:19.771:23.36
6×6Dan Cohen2:23.632:39.39
7×7Dan Cohen3:54.944:07.21
3×3 blindfoldedJason Baum1:34.83
3×3 Fewest MovesTim Reynolds33 moves
3×3 one-handedDan Cohen20.9423.13
ClockDan Cohen10.0912.23
MegaminxDan Cohen1:30.081:36.02
PyraminxDan Cohen8.0610.38
Square-1Dan Cohen14.2223.51
4×4 blindfoldedJason Baum18:40.00
5×5 blindfoldedJason Baum
3×3 Multi-BlindMike Hughey6 of 10 cubes · 59:25
3×3 with feetDene Beardsley1:35.802:01.88
MagicBob Burton1.271.68
Master MagicDan Cohen3.283.48

The PB harvest

40 set · 10 still standing
  • Dakota Allen Harris — 3×3 single 12.38: into the top 15.2% of the event's history.
  • Dakota Allen Harris — 4×4 single 58.16: into the top 34.5% of the event's history.
  • Dakota Allen Harris — 2×2 single 5.59: into the top 46.4% of the event's history.
  • Ben VonDerHaar — 3×3 single 28.84: into the top 60.5% of the event's history.
  • Mitchell Straub — 3×3 single 36.88: into the top 73.1% of the event's history.
  • Rebecca Hughey — Magic single 2.41: into the top 80.3% of the event's history.
  • Mitchell Straub — 2×2 single 11.83: into the top 83.9% of the event's history.
  • Mike Hadley — 3×3 single 48.27: into the top 84.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

32 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

57 competitors · 295 results · 19 events.

Everyone who competed

57 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.