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Utah Cubing Fall Open 2009

Salt Lake City, Utah · 12 December 2009 · 14 events · 25 competitors · 42 personal bests

Dan Dzoan won three of the 14 events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Michael Young by 0.34 seconds. 25 competitors produced 42 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫) set the Master Magic single national record: 3.03.

Three wins
Dan Dzoan — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.34s
closest final — Magic, Michael Young over Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)
42
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dan Dzoan10.9012.30
2×2Michael Young3.555.11
4×4Dan Dzoan48.2754.02
5×5Edward Liu1:23.931:44.36
7×7Kazi Ahmed5:44.726:01.15
3×3 blindfoldedShelley Chang1:14.93
3×3 one-handedDan Dzoan17.5621.12
MegaminxDaniel Hayes1:46.971:49.33
PyraminxQuentin McLean6.979.20
Square-1Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)17.8019.64
4×4 blindfoldedShelley Chang11:41.00
5×5 blindfoldedShelley Chang
MagicMichael Young1.381.50
Master MagicTakao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)3.034.15

The PB harvest

42 set · 20 still standing
  • Dan Dzoan — Master Magic single 2.91: into the top 15.7% of the event's history.
  • Shelley Chang — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:14.93: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
  • Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫) — Master Magic single 3.03: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.
  • Edward Liu — Square-1 single 20.83: into the top 29.8% of the event's history.
  • Kazi Ahmed — 5×5 single 1:47.27: into the top 40.7% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Bohman — 3×3 single 25.16: into the top 53.0% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Bohman — Pyraminx single 10.27: into the top 55.1% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Bohman — Magic single 1.84: into the top 57.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

25 competitors · 150 results · 14 events.

Everyone who competed

25 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.