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Safe Haven competition 2009

Milford, Pennsylvania · 20 June 2009 · 9 events · 49 competitors · 50 personal bests

Dan Cohen won four of the nine events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Master Magic, won by Tim Reynolds by 0.02 seconds. 49 competitors produced 50 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Dan Cohen set the Square-1 average world record: 16.28.

Four wins
Dan Cohen — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, Square-1
0.02s
closest final — Master Magic, Tim Reynolds over Bob Burton
50
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dan Cohen11.4712.69
2×2Erik Johnson3.304.27
4×4Dan Cohen46.5651.28
5×5Dan Cohen1:16.361:25.30
3×3 blindfoldedAlexander Yu1:02.56
3×3 one-handedAlexander Yu20.9322.57
Square-1Dan Cohen14.4616.28
MagicPatrick Jameson0.861.16
Master MagicTim Reynolds3.343.90

The PB harvest

50 set · 18 still standing
  • Ryan Zawartkay — Magic single 1.28: into the top 15.9% of the event's history.
  • Gavin Nelson — Magic single 1.36: into the top 21.3% of the event's history.
  • Raphael Talatala — 4×4 single 51.50: into the top 26.5% of the event's history.
  • Raphael Talatala — 5×5 single 1:37.27: into the top 33.3% of the event's history.
  • Paul Wagner — 5×5 single 1:48.06: into the top 41.2% of the event's history.
  • Raphael Talatala — 3×3 one-handed single 28.13: into the top 42.3% of the event's history.
  • Justin Eimers — Magic single 1.77: into the top 52.1% of the event's history.
  • Eric Soha — 3×3 single 25.05: into the top 52.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

49 competitors · 245 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

49 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.