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UPenn Spring competition 2009

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · 21 March 2009 · 9 events · 41 competitors · 63 personal bests

Dan Cohen won five of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Stachu Korick by 0.02 seconds. 41 competitors produced 63 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Dan Cohen set the 5×5 average world record: 1:16.75.

Five wins
Dan Cohen — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, Square-1
0.02s
closest final — Magic, Stachu Korick over Patrick Jameson
63
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dan Cohen11.6513.45
2×2Dan Cohen3.904.82
4×4Dan Cohen42.8152.52
5×5Dan Cohen1:13.961:16.75
3×3 blindfoldedTyson Mao (毛台勝)2:08.80
ClockDavid Woner8.468.87
Square-1Dan Cohen14.5918.18
MagicStachu Korick1.411.61
Master MagicBob Burton3.403.87

The PB harvest

63 set · 17 still standing
  • Will Goodwin — 3×3 single 19.34: into the top 38.1% of the event's history.
  • Alex Kelly — 3×3 single 20.50: into the top 41.4% of the event's history.
  • Bill Berry — 3×3 single 21.02: into the top 42.8% of the event's history.
  • Matt Young — Magic single 1.65: into the top 43.9% of the event's history.
  • Joe Hooker — 3×3 single 22.22: into the top 46.0% of the event's history.
  • Patrick Jameson — Square-1 single 28.40: into the top 46.4% of the event's history.
  • Will Goodwin — Magic single 1.69: into the top 47.2% of the event's history.
  • Matt Young — 3×3 single 23.05: into the top 48.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three 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

41 competitors · 171 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

41 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.