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Washington DC Open 2010

Burke, Virginia · 30 January 2010 · 5 events · 36 competitors · 27 personal bests

Timothy Sun won three of the five events (3×3 blindfolded, Clock, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Rowe Hessler by 0.09 seconds. 36 competitors produced 27 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Rowe Hessler set the 3×3 single continental record: 8.72.

Three wins
Timothy Sun — 3×3 blindfolded, Clock, 5×5 blindfolded
0.09s
closest final — 2×2, Rowe Hessler over Timothy Sun
27
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Rowe Hessler8.7211.54
2×2Rowe Hessler2.613.77
3×3 blindfoldedTimothy Sun57.30
ClockTimothy Sun9.1910.57
5×5 blindfoldedTimothy Sun

The PB harvest

27 set · 5 still standing
  • Timothy Sun — Clock single 9.19: into the top 21.0% of the event's history.
  • David Weisiger — 2×2 single 5.11: into the top 40.7% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Talkington — 3×3 single 23.75: into the top 49.7% of the event's history.
  • Bryan Lay — 3×3 single 25.06: into the top 52.7% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Talkington — 2×2 single 9.93: into the top 77.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,985 people who made their debut in 2010. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

36 competitors · 102 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

36 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.