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Rutgers Fall competition 2005

Piscataway, New Jersey · 10 December 2005 · 6 events · 40 competitors · 36 personal bests

Leyan Lo won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Bill Tuscher by 0.08 seconds. 40 competitors produced 36 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Leyan Lo set the 3×3 average continental record: 15.23.

Three wins
Leyan Lo — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded
0.08s
closest final — Magic, Bill Tuscher over Bob Burton
36
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Leyan Lo13.2315.23
4×4Leyan Lo1:29.441:32.78
3×3 blindfoldedLeyan Lo2:12.48
3×3 one-handedJason Baum30.8735.26
MagicBill Tuscher1.451.67
Master MagicBob Burton3.093.75

The PB harvest

36 set · 16 still standing
  • Bill Tuscher — 3×3 single 13.86: into the top 20.5% of the event's history.
  • Joe Spadafora — Magic single 1.42: into the top 27.0% of the event's history.
  • Nathaniel Christian — 3×3 single 16.44: into the top 29.2% of the event's history.
  • Bill Tuscher — Magic single 1.45: into the top 29.6% of the event's history.
  • Chris Szlatenyi — 3×3 single 19.83: into the top 39.4% of the event's history.
  • Justin Medoy — 3×3 single 21.85: into the top 45.0% of the event's history.
  • Jonathan Mun — Master Magic single 4.07: into the top 46.9% of the event's history.
  • Luke Whitestone — 3×3 single 24.66: into the top 51.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

40 competitors · 125 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

40 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.