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Vancouver Open 2009

Burnaby, British Columbia · 12 September 2009 · 10 events · 41 competitors · 50 personal bests

Ibrahim Vajgel-Shedid won five of the ten events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ibrahim Vajgel-Shedid by 0.02 seconds. 41 competitors produced 50 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Fadi Al-Misbahi set the 3×3 single national record: 45.66.

Five wins
Ibrahim Vajgel-Shedid — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.02s
closest final — 3×3, Ibrahim Vajgel-Shedid over Deseree Aune
50
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ibrahim Vajgel-Shedid9.5613.89
2×2Justin Jaffray2.433.91
4×4Ibrahim Vajgel-Shedid50.4159.61
5×5Ibrahim Vajgel-Shedid1:20.771:32.92
6×6Ibrahim Vajgel-Shedid2:56.133:37.03
7×7Ibrahim Vajgel-Shedid4:17.184:23.40
3×3 blindfoldedHong Chen2:49.88
3×3 one-handedDave Campbell25.4028.86
Square-1Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)19.4421.97
MagicTakao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)1.111.34

The PB harvest

50 set · 12 still standing
  • Kristopher De Asis — Magic single 1.30: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.
  • Deseree Aune — 4×4 single 1:07.71: into the top 44.6% of the event's history.
  • Deseree Aune — 5×5 single 1:57.05: into the top 47.4% of the event's history.
  • Nicholas Leung — 3×3 single 24.58: into the top 51.7% of the event's history.
  • Jameson O'Connor — Magic single 2.00: into the top 65.3% of the event's history.
  • Hong Chen — 5×5 single 2:30.33: into the top 65.9% of the event's history.
  • Patrick Wong — 3×3 single 41.90: into the top 79.0% of the event's history.
  • Francis Hermano — 3×3 single 43.43: into the top 80.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 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

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

41 competitors · 217 results · 10 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.