Competitions · United States
Utah Open 2009
Salt Lake City, Utah · 11 April 2009 · 13 events · 29 competitors · 37 personal bests
Michael Young won four of the 13 events (2×2, 5×5, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Dan Dzoan by 0.08 seconds. 29 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Neil Xia took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:44.40 down to 46.06, 56 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Dan Dzoan | 11.90 | 13.71 |
| 2×2 | Michael Young | 4.97 | 5.88 |
| 4×4 | Dan Dzoan | 58.88 | 1:00.11 |
| 5×5 | Michael Young | 1:49.15 | 1:57.68 |
| 7×7 | Kazi Ahmed | 6:01.72 | 6:03.66 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Leyan Lo | 1:46.53 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Dan Dzoan | 19.11 | 21.73 |
| Megaminx | Daniel Hayes | 1:36.53 | 1:44.53 |
| Pyraminx | Michael Young | 9.78 | 11.39 |
| Square-1 | Michael Young | 22.44 | 27.45 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Chris Krueger | 13:31.00 | — |
| Magic | Bob Burton | 1.44 | 1.63 |
| Master Magic | Bob Burton | 3.16 | 3.98 |
The PB harvest
37 set · 10 still standing- Neil Xia — 3×3 single 15.33: into the top 25.5% of the event's history.
- Kazi Ahmed — 3×3 single 15.75: into the top 26.9% of the event's history.
- Michael Zhao — 3×3 single 20.05: into the top 40.1% of the event's history.
- Neil Xia — 4×4 single 1:31.27: into the top 64.5% of the event's history.
- Kazi Ahmed — 2×2 single 7.58: into the top 64.9% of the event's history.
- Chris Krueger — 4×4 blindfolded single 13:31.00: into the top 72.4% of the event's history.
- Anh Luong — 3×3 single 38.02: into the top 74.5% of the event's history.
- Gary Bethers — 3×3 single 40.40: into the top 77.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
Nine 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
29 competitors · 165 results · 13 events.
Everyone who competed
29 competitors- Andrew Woodward
- Anh Luong
- Ben Silcox
- Bob Burton
- Carson McNeil
- Chris Krueger
- Clarke Hawkinson
- Dan Dzoan
- Daniel Ekenstam
- Daniel Hayes
- Daniel He
- Edward Liu
- Gary Bethers
- Jeremy Fleischman
- Jonathan Jensen
- Josh Christensen
- Justice Clark
- Kazi Ahmed
- Kevin Liu
- Leyan Lo
- Matthew Bohman
- Michael Young
- Michael Zhao
- Neil Xia
- Niklaus Parcell
- Randy Lam
- Shelley Chang
- Taylor Howell
- Yaroslav Egorov
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.