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Virginia Open 2007

Richmond, Virginia · 24 November 2007 · 10 events · 32 competitors · 35 personal bests

Mitchell Stern won three of the ten events (2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Bob Burton by 0.24 seconds. 32 competitors produced 35 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Chris Hardwick set the 4×4 blindfolded single world record: 6:20.96.

Three wins
Mitchell Stern — 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.24s
closest final — Magic, Bob Burton over Adam Zamora
35
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jason Baum13.1114.15
2×2Mitchell Stern4.505.90
4×4Mitchell Stern1:09.561:17.90
5×5Jonathan Choi1:53.402:01.62
3×3 blindfoldedChris Hardwick1:58.81
3×3 one-handedMitchell Stern24.6826.61
4×4 blindfoldedChris Hardwick6:20.96
5×5 blindfoldedChris Hardwick20:40.00
MagicBob Burton1.221.78
Master MagicBob Burton2.973.40

The PB harvest

35 set · 7 still standing
  • Jonathan Choi — Magic single 1.19: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Beyer — 4×4 single 1:16.37: into the top 52.8% of the event's history.
  • Joshua Satterfield — 2×2 single 7.42: into the top 63.7% of the event's history.
  • Jasmine Lee — Master Magic single 4.90: into the top 68.4% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Beyer — 4×4 blindfolded single 13:00.00: into the top 70.6% of the event's history.
  • Joshua Satterfield — 3×3 one-handed single 52.40: into the top 78.8% of the event's history.
  • Joshua Satterfield — 4×4 single 2:10.05: into the top 85.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

32 competitors · 137 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

32 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.