Competitions · China
Beijing Spring Open 2008
Beijing · 2 May 2008 · 12 events · 54 competitors · 52 personal bests
Timothy Sun won eight of the twelve events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Timothy Sun by 0.38 seconds. 54 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 27 people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Timothy Sun | 13.72 | 15.45 |
| 2×2 | Timothy Sun | 3.74 | 4.85 |
| 4×4 | Timothy Sun | 55.03 | 1:04.10 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Danyang Chen (陈丹阳) | 1:08.81 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Kim Chan-Woo | 25.97 | 29.63 |
| Megaminx | Timothy Sun | 1:58.96 | 2:12.81 |
| Square-1 | Timothy Sun | 35.71 | 39.44 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Yunqi Ouyang (欧阳韵奇) | — | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Timothy Sun | 3 of 3 cubes · 15:08 | — |
| Magic | Timothy Sun | 1.11 | 1.26 |
| Master Magic | Mengke Li (李孟珂) | 3.07 | 3.45 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind (old style) | Timothy Sun | 3 of 3 cubes · 15:08 | — |
The PB harvest
52 set · 16 still standing- Mengke Li (李孟珂) — 3×3 single 15.25: into the top 25.3% of the event's history.
- Mengke Li (李孟珂) — 2×2 single 4.77: into the top 36.4% of the event's history.
- Yazhao Lu (卢亚召) — 3×3 single 19.97: into the top 39.9% of the event's history.
- Jang Min-Woo — 3×3 single 20.44: into the top 41.2% of the event's history.
- Yiwei Zhang (张一伟) — 3×3 single 21.05: into the top 42.9% of the event's history.
- Yang Ni (倪阳) — 3×3 single 21.83: into the top 45.0% of the event's history.
- Ze Zhang (张泽) — 2×2 single 6.36: into the top 54.6% of the event's history.
- Xiaofeng Shi (石小峰) — 3×3 one-handed single 33.66: into the top 54.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
27 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
14 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
54 competitors · 205 results · 12 events.
Everyone who competed
54 competitors- Beiji Sun (孙北吉)
- Chris Krueger
- Danyang Chen (陈丹阳)
- Fubo Wang (王富博)
- Gaoqin Cao (曹高钦)
- Ge Liu (刘戈)
- Guoliang Liu (刘国亮)
- Guoshuai Zhao (赵国帅)
- Haina Wang (王海娜)
- Haiyan Zhuang (庄海燕)
- Hang Wang (王杭)
- Haoyun Bao
- Jang Min-Woo
- Jialin Liu (刘佳琳)
- Jiawei Lu (陆嘉伟)
- Jin Hyun-Bin
- Junhui Du (杜军会)
- Kim Chan-Woo
- Lalei Yu (余拉雷)
- Lee Dong-Young
- Luchen Zhang (张录辰)
- Mengke Li (李孟珂)
- Ming Gao (高鸣)
- Ming Liu (刘铭)
- Mingren Lu (卢鸣仁)
- Mingwei Huang (黄明伟)
- Pascal So (蘇柏熙)
- Peng Li (李鹏)
- Qiang Lin (林强)
- Qiyi Ding (丁琪依)
- Robin Larsson
- Shihang Wang (王世行)
- Shin Ji-Ho
- Shufan Wang (王澍凡)
- Timothy Sun
- Weinan Li (李伟楠)
- Weiri Cong (丛伟日)
- Xiaofeng Shi (石小峰)
- Ximiao Liu (刘曦淼)
- Yang Ni (倪阳)
- Yaoxi Li (李垚曦)
- Yazhao Lu (卢亚召)
- Yikai Wang (王奕凯)
- Yiliang Lu (路义亮)
- Yiting Yu (余益婷)
- Yiwei Li (李一苇)
- Yiwei Zhang (张一伟)
- Yong Chen (陈勇)
- Yunqi Ouyang (欧阳韵奇)
- Yunshui Qi (齐云水)
- Ze Zhang (张泽)
- Zeyu Ren
- Zheng Wu (伍政)
- Ziqi Zhao (赵梓祺)
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.