Competitions · United States

San Francisco Open 2009

San Francisco, California · 18 January 2009 · 12 events · 150 competitors · 76 personal bests

Andy Tsao won two of the twelve events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Ryan Jew by 0.04 seconds. 150 competitors produced 76 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and 74 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Dene Beardsley set the Pyraminx single continental record: 30.77.

Two wins

Andy Tsao — 3×3, 4×4

0.04s

closest final — Magic, Ryan Jew over Andy Tsao

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Andy Tsao	12.18	13.41
2×2	Dan Dzoan	4.02	5.31
4×4	Andy Tsao	46.74	58.56
5×5	Michael Gottlieb	1:29.86	1:32.71
3×3 blindfolded	Leyan Lo	1:29.58	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Mirek Goljan	31 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Chris Dzoan	16.16	20.16
Clock	Bob Burton	15.94	17.61
Pyraminx	Arthur Adams	5.14	8.36
Square-1	Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)	16.86	24.90
Magic	Ryan Jew	1.44	1.59
Master Magic	Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)	3.27	4.02

The PB harvest

76 set · 19 still standing

Nick Young — Square-1 single 16.15: into the top 19.0% of the event's history.
Jaycy Pineda — 3×3 single 20.75: into the top 42.0% of the event's history.
PJ Rodriguez — 3×3 single 22.65: into the top 47.1% of the event's history.
Kevin Molina — 3×3 single 26.46: into the top 55.7% of the event's history.
Alexei Gousev — 5×5 single 2:21.25: into the top 61.6% of the event's history.
Richard Meyer — 3×3 blindfolded single 3:50.02: into the top 65.7% of the event's history.
Richard Truong — 3×3 single 32.90: into the top 67.4% of the event's history.
Chris Dzoan — 5×5 single 2:35.52: into the top 68.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

74 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

10 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

150 competitors · 399 results · 12 events.

Everyone who competed

150 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.