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Austin Open 2008

Austin, Texas · 1 November 2008 · 6 events · 24 competitors · 8 personal bests

Anthony Brooks won two of the six events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Danny Han by 2.22 seconds. 24 competitors produced 8 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Anthony Brooks set the 2×2 single national record: 8.47.

Two wins
Anthony Brooks — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed
2.22s
closest final — 3×3, Danny Han over Radly Peralta
8
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Danny Han15.3217.77
2×2Anthony Brooks8.479.73
4×4Doug Reed1:09.461:21.34
5×5Chris Krueger2:35.183:00.64
3×3 blindfoldedAditya Dargan8:06.56
3×3 one-handedAnthony Brooks49.0957.85

The PB harvest

8 set · 4 still standing
  • Alexander Goldberg — 3×3 single 18.31: into the top 35.0% of the event's history.
  • Parth Upadhyay — 3×3 single 21.98: into the top 45.4% of the event's history.
  • Alexander Goldberg — 5×5 single 3:30.86: into the top 86.6% of the event's history.
  • Jordan Chen — 3×3 one-handed single 1:55.75: into the top 97.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 2,174 people who made their debut in 2008. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

24 competitors · 79 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

24 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.