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May 2009 Newsletter


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This newsletter contains some general speedsolving updates and happenings through May, 2009.

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5,000 Registered Users
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May 2009 WCA Competition Results

Piti Pichedpan won the Thailand Open 2009
Results: Piti Pichedpan won the Thailand Open 2009 with an average of 12.72 seconds. Kittikorn Tangsucharitthum finished second (13.16) and Rachata Thongruay finished third (14.33).

Jason Baum won the Carnegie Mellon Spring 2009
Results: Jason Baum won the Carnegie Mellon Spring 2009 with an average of 14.94 seconds. Dan Cohen finished second (15.56) and Mike Stewart finished third (18.23).

James Benedict Carnares won the Rizal Open 2009
Results: James Benedict Canares won the Rizal Open 2009 with an average of 14.05 seconds. Leo Barcenas Jr. finished second (15.06) and Simon Lim finished third (15.37).

Dan Gronberg won the Vaasa Open 2009
Dan Gronberg won the Vaasa Open 2009 with an average of 28.23 seconds. Juho Kuisma finished second (28.72) and Vilho Kivihalme finished third (31.86).

Benjamin Sintes won the Lyon Spring Open 2009
Benjamin Sintes won the Lyon Spring Open 2009 with an average of 13.36 seconds. Julien Rochette finished second (15.31) and Nico Kupfer finished third (16.14).

Phillip Espinoza won the Discovery Science Center 2009
Phillip Espinoza won the Discovery Science Center 2009 with an average of 13.49 seconds. Leyan Lo finished second (14.13) and Michael Gottlieb finished third (15.23).

James Benedict Canares won the Bulacan Open 2009
James Benedict Canares won the Bulacan Open 2009 with an average of 13.28 seconds. Chia-Wei Lu finished second (14.26) and Kevin Zerzes Sapo finished third (15.24).

Philip Espinoza won the San Diego Open 2009
Phillip Espinoza won the San Diego Open 2009 with an average of 13.37 seconds. Ryan Patricio finished second (14.43) and Darren Kwong finished third (14.72).

June 2009 Upcoming Competitions

The Nantes Open 2009 will take place on Jun 5-7, 2009 in Nantes, France.

The Dallas Open 2009 will take place on June 13, 2009 in Dallas, Texas, USA.

The Safe Haven Competition 2009 will take place on June 20, 2009 in Milford, Pennsylvania, USA.

The Missouri Open 2009 will take place on June 14, 2009 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Check out the Missouri Open 2009 website for more information and registration.

The Toronto Open Summer 2009 will take place on June 27, 2009 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Check out the Toronto Open Summer 2009 website for more information and registration.

The Santiago Winter Open 2009 will take place on June 19-21, 2009 in Santiago, Chile. Check out the Santiago Winter Open 2009 website for more information and registration.

The Kociewie Open 2009 will take place on July 4, 2009 in Starogard Gdanski, Poland. Check out the Kociewie Open 2009 website for more information and registration.

The JRCA Kansai Spring 2009 will take place on June 21, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Check out the JRCA Kansai Spring 2009 website for more information and registration.

The Horizons Open 2009 will take place on June 20, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Check out the Horizons Open 2009 website for more information and registration.

The Poznan Open 2009 will take place on June 27-28, 2009 in Poznan, Poland. Check out the Poznan Open 2009 website for more information and registration.

The Xi'an Open 2009 will take place on June 28, 2009 in Xi'an, China. Check out the Xi'an Open 2009 website for more information and registration.

The Mammut Open 2009 will take place on June 17, 2009 in Budapest, Hungary. Check out the Mammut Open 2009 website for more information and registration.

To find all WCA recognized competitions (upcoming and past), please visit this page: http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/competitions.php.

You can also find all the latest speedcubing news at Speedcubing.com.


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