Competitions · United States

US Nationals 2009

Stanford, California · 14 August 2009 · 18 events · 135 competitors · 270 personal bests

Dan Cohen won four of the 18 events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Master Magic, won by Sam Boyles by 0.14 seconds. 135 competitors produced 270 personal bests, 67 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Dan Cohen set the 6×6 average world record: 2:32.00.

Four wins

Dan Cohen — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Megaminx

0.14s

closest final — Master Magic, Sam Boyles over Tim Reynolds

270

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Rowe Hessler	10.90	11.64
2×2	Rowe Hessler	3.19	3.56
4×4	Rowe Hessler	48.71	52.84
5×5	Dan Cohen	1:19.44	1:23.63
6×6	Dan Cohen	2:25.58	2:32.00
7×7	Dan Cohen	4:19.43	4:30.58
3×3 blindfolded	Alexander Yu	51.80	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	David Woner	27 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Ryan Patricio	16.34	20.37
Clock	David Woner	8.27	9.92
Megaminx	Dan Cohen	1:25.18	1:27.34
Pyraminx	Justin Jaffray	7.19	8.58
Square-1	Michael Young	17.88	20.57
4×4 blindfolded	Timothy Sun	9:45.30	—
5×5 blindfolded	Mike Hughey	22:00.00	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Mike Hughey	8 of 8 cubes · 51:07	—
Magic	Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)	1.13	1.41
Master Magic	Sam Boyles	2.40	2.87

The PB harvest

270 set · 67 still standing

Mitchell Stern — 3×3 one-handed single 14.88: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
Sam Boyles — 2×2 single 2.44: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
Mitchell Stern — 2×2 single 2.46: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
Stefan Pochmann — 2×2 single 2.63: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
Mengke Li (李孟珂) — Magic single 1.19: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
Andy Tsao — Magic single 1.22: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
Matthew Dioso — 2×2 single 2.96: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
Brandon Rathbun — Magic single 1.25: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 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

21 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

135 competitors · 1162 results · 18 events.

Everyone who competed

135 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.