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Thankscubing Day 2009

Columbus, Ohio · 21 November 2009 · 10 events · 48 competitors · 59 personal bests

Dan Cohen won five of the ten events (3×3, 5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by James Hildreth by 0.24 seconds. 48 competitors produced 59 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Chester Lian set the 2×2 single national record: 6.00.

Five wins
Dan Cohen — 3×3, 5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Pyraminx, Master Magic
0.24s
closest final — 2×2, James Hildreth over Dan Cohen
59
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dan Cohen9.1913.21
2×2James Hildreth3.914.91
4×4Isaac Wappes43.1552.03
5×5Dan Cohen1:08.441:18.53
3×3 blindfoldedChester Lian1:05.16
3×3 Fewest MovesDan Cohen31 moves
3×3 one-handedChester Lian20.6123.08
PyraminxDan Cohen3.907.81
MagicPreston Nguyen1.161.48
Master MagicDan Cohen3.444.53

The PB harvest

59 set · 14 still standing
  • Preston Nguyen — Magic single 1.16: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
  • Dan Cohen — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 31 moves: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Yarnelli — 2×2 single 5.00: into the top 39.3% of the event's history.
  • Sam Roach — 3×3 single 20.31: into the top 40.8% of the event's history.
  • Carson Penticuff — Magic single 1.71: into the top 48.1% of the event's history.
  • Alex Christopoulos — Magic single 1.72: into the top 49.4% of the event's history.
  • Sam Roach — 3×3 one-handed single 37.84: into the top 62.1% of the event's history.
  • Andy Seales — 3×3 single 33.59: into the top 68.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 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

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

48 competitors · 199 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

48 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.