LogoUPenn Spring competition 2009
- Date
- Mar 21, 2009
- City
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Venue
- Address
- 3333 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104
- Details
Hill College House, The Upper East Lounge
- Website
- UPenn Spring competition 2009 website
- Contact
- Organizer
- David Woner
- WCA Delegate
- Tyson Mao (毛台勝)
- Information
Location may change, but it will still be on Penn's campus. If you are over 16 you need ID to get into the building. This includes non-competitors.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 41
- Registration requirements
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This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Dan Cohen won with an average of 13.45 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Patrick Jameson finished second (14.47) and John-Michael Clay finished third (15.01).
World records: Dan Cohen 5x5x5 Cube 1:16.75 (average).
Oceanian records: Dene Beardsley 3x3x3 Cube 15.16 (average), Square-1 18.86 (single), and Square-1 24.75 (average).
North American records: Dan Cohen 4x4x4 Cube 42.81 (single), 4x4x4 Cube 52.52 (average), 5x5x5 Cube 1:13.96 (single), Square-1 14.59 (single), and Square-1 18.18 (average); David Woner Clock 8.87 (average).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Dan Cohen | 11.65 | 13.45 | United States | 14.05 | 13.00 | 16.80 | 11.65 | 13.31 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Dan Cohen | 3.90 | 4.82 | United States | 5.58 | 3.94 | 3.90 | 6.84 | 4.94 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Dan Cohen | 42.81 | NAR | 52.52 | NAR | United States | 59.55 | 50.77 | 48.68 | 42.81 | 58.11 | |
| 5x5x5 Cube | Dan Cohen | 1:13.96 | NAR | 1:16.75 | WR | United States | 1:16.53 | 1:17.53 | 1:13.96 | 1:22.46 | 1:16.18 | |
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Tyson Mao (毛台勝) | 2:08.80 | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | 2:08.80 | |||||
| Clock | David Woner | 8.46 | 8.87 | NAR | United States | 8.76 | 8.46 | 9.21 | 9.02 | 8.84 | ||
| Square-1 | Dan Cohen | 14.59 | NAR | 18.18 | NAR | United States | 14.59 | 20.94 | 29.02 | 16.75 | 16.84 | |
| Magic | Stachu Korick | 1.41 | 1.61 | United States | 1.66 | 1.55 | 1.41 | 1.61 | DNF | |||
| Master Magic | Bob Burton | 3.40 | 3.87 | United States | 3.40 | 3.61 | 3.83 | 5.28 | 4.16 | |||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | |||
| Final | Ao5 | ||||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Final | Ao5 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 2 attempts to get < 1:10.00 | ||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 2 attempts to get < 2:30.00 | ||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | |||
| Clock | Final | Ao5 | |||
| Square-1 | Final | Ao5 | |||
| Magic | Final | Ao5 | |||
| Master Magic | Final | Ao5 |
Time limit
If you reach the time limit during your solve, the judge will stop you and your result will be DNF (see Regulation A1a4).
Cutoff
The result to beat to proceed to the second phase of a cutoff round (see Regulation 9g).
Format
The format describes how to determine the ranking of competitors based on their results. The list of allowed formats per event is described in Regulation 9b. See Regulation 9f for a description of each format.