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Toronto Open Winter 2009

Toronto, Ontario · 7 March 2009 · 8 events · 68 competitors · 67 personal bests

Harris Chan won three of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Emile Compion by 0.09 seconds. 68 competitors produced 67 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and 27 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Emile Compion set the Square-1 single continental record: 26.68.

Three wins
Harris Chan — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.09s
closest final — 2×2, Emile Compion over Eric Limeback
67
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Harris Chan10.4111.70
2×2Emile Compion5.536.27
4×4Harris Chan50.9459.09
5×5Jack Moseley1:40.341:50.05
3×3 blindfoldedJoe Linehan3:57.44
3×3 one-handedHarris Chan19.5921.96
Square-1Emile Compion26.6838.28
MagicJai Gambhir1.561.69

The PB harvest

67 set · 15 still standing
  • Howard Leung — 3×3 single 15.41: into the top 25.8% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Goessl — 3×3 single 18.71: into the top 36.3% of the event's history.
  • Andrej Karpathy — 3×3 one-handed single 31.96: into the top 51.1% of the event's history.
  • Emma Moseley — 3×3 single 25.93: into the top 54.6% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Armbrust — 3×3 single 27.22: into the top 57.3% of the event's history.
  • Ian Chan — 3×3 single 32.50: into the top 66.7% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Goessl — 4×4 single 1:47.31: into the top 75.1% of the event's history.
  • Evan Mardell — 3×3 single 39.22: into the top 76.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

27 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

11 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

68 competitors · 227 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

68 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.