Competitions · United States

US Open 2007

Chicago, Illinois · 16 June 2007 · 15 events · 70 competitors · 74 personal bests

Leyan Lo won two of the 15 events (4×4, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Master Magic, won by Bob Burton by 0.06 seconds. 70 competitors produced 74 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Chris Dzoan set the 3×3 one-handed single world record: 16.36.

Two wins

Leyan Lo — 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded

0.06s

closest final — Master Magic, Bob Burton over Sven Gowal

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ryan Patricio	11.98	14.92
2×2	Mitchell Stern	4.95	5.77
4×4	Leyan Lo	1:05.06	1:09.96
5×5	Matt Walter	2:03.28	2:12.42
3×3 blindfolded	Leyan Lo	1:27.69	1:35.74
3×3 Fewest Moves	Daniel Lo	39 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Chris Dzoan	19.78	23.85
Clock	Stefan Pochmann	10.03	11.92
Megaminx	Stefan Pochmann	1:30.46	1:37.14
Pyraminx	Lars Vandenbergh	8.74	10.97
Square-1	Lars Vandenbergh	23.32	24.59
3×3 Multi-Blind	Rowe Hessler	5 of 8 cubes · 59:20	—
Magic	Sven Gowal	1.56	1.65
Master Magic	Bob Burton	3.06	3.50
3×3 Multi-Blind (old style)	Rowe Hessler	5 of 8 cubes · 59:20	—

The PB harvest

74 set · 13 still standing

Ryan Patricio — 3×3 single 11.00: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
Jeremy Dixon — Magic single 1.58: into the top 38.4% of the event's history.
Chris Dzoan — 4×4 single 1:02.24: into the top 38.9% of the event's history.
Leyan Lo — 4×4 single 1:05.06: into the top 41.8% of the event's history.
Chris Dzoan — Magic single 1.64: into the top 43.8% of the event's history.
Ryan Lockwood — 3×3 single 23.43: into the top 49.0% of the event's history.
Matt Walter — 5×5 single 2:03.28: into the top 51.2% of the event's history.
Rommy Barghout — 3×3 single 25.21: into the top 53.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

25 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 1,014 people who made their debut in 2007. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

27 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

70 competitors · 393 results · 15 events.

Everyone who competed

70 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.