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San Diego Open 2009

San Diego, California · 23 May 2009 · 6 events · 40 competitors · 27 personal bests

Phillip Espinoza won two of the six events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Ryan Patricio by 0.61 seconds. 40 competitors produced 27 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Dene Beardsley set the 3×3 single national record: 13.66.

Two wins
Phillip Espinoza — 3×3, 2×2
0.61s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Ryan Patricio over Sikan Li
27
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Phillip Espinoza12.2113.37
2×2Phillip Espinoza3.285.30
4×4Dene Beardsley1:00.651:05.91
3×3 blindfoldedChris Krueger2:31.90
3×3 one-handedRyan Patricio21.2221.63
Square-1Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)18.4320.55

The PB harvest

27 set · 7 still standing
  • John Hallmark — 3×3 single 12.84: into the top 16.9% of the event's history.
  • Adam Zamora — 4×4 single 1:07.13: into the top 44.1% of the event's history.
  • Frank Chang — 2×2 single 5.46: into the top 44.9% of the event's history.
  • John Hallmark — 4×4 single 1:08.80: into the top 45.7% of the event's history.
  • John Hallmark — 3×3 blindfolded single 3:13.94: into the top 56.3% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Chan — 3×3 blindfolded single 3:28.59: into the top 60.6% of the event's history.
  • Abat Manguy — 3×3 single 1:41.59: into the top 98.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

40 competitors · 130 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.