Competitions · Belgium
Belgian Open 2008
Leuven · 2 February 2008 · 17 events · 41 competitors · 92 personal bests
Erik Akkersdijk won three of the 16 events (4×4, 5×5, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Bertalan Bodor by 0.04 seconds. 41 competitors produced 92 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Edouard Chambon | 12.05 | 12.66 |
| 2×2 | Milán Baticz | 2.72 | 4.76 |
| 4×4 | Erik Akkersdijk | 55.16 | 57.15 |
| 5×5 | Erik Akkersdijk | 1:28.66 | 1:36.02 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Tim Habermaas | 1:32.90 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Dan Harris | 39 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Rama Temmink | 19.13 | 20.72 |
| Clock | Mátyás Kuti | 9.05 | 10.99 |
| Megaminx | Erik Akkersdijk | 1:01.78 | 1:07.70 |
| Pyraminx | Mátyás Kuti | 6.94 | 8.03 |
| Square-1 | Lars Vandenbergh | 24.62 | 28.32 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Tim Habermaas | 10:19.00 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | István Kocza | 40:45.00 | — |
| Magic | Bertalan Bodor | 1.16 | 1.24 |
| Master Magic | Máté Horváth | 2.05 | 2.67 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind (old style) | Dennis Strehlau | 10 of 10 cubes · 1:36:39 | — |
The PB harvest
92 set · 13 still standing- Mátyás Kuti — Master Magic single 1.72: into the top 0.14% of the event's history.
- Tobias Daneels — 2×2 single 2.83: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
- Mátyás Kuti — 3×3 single 11.71: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.
- Mátyás Kuti — 3×3 one-handed single 19.55: into the top 19.3% of the event's history.
- Mátyás Kuti — 5×5 single 1:28.68: into the top 26.2% of the event's history.
- Dan Harris — 4×4 single 55.80: into the top 31.7% of the event's history.
- Marlène Desmaisons — 3×3 single 18.50: into the top 35.6% of the event's history.
- Róbert Örkényi — Pyraminx single 13.81: into the top 76.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five 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
37 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
41 competitors · 323 results · 17 events.
Everyone who competed
41 competitors- Benoît Deschrijvere
- Bertalan Bodor
- Christophe Woittequand
- Clément Gallet
- Dan Harris
- David Bolsée
- Dennis Strehlau
- Edouard Chambon
- Erik Akkersdijk
- Gábor Szabó
- Gilles Roux
- Gilles van den Peereboom
- Greg Austin
- István Kocza
- Jaap Scherphuis
- Jacco Krijnen
- Jany Preudhomme
- Jason Gyani
- Jean-Louis Mathieu
- Joël van Noort
- Lars Vandenbergh
- Lorenzo Vigani Poli
- Maria Oey
- Mark Koenen
- Marlène Desmaisons
- Máté Horváth
- Mats Valk
- Mátyás Kuti
- Milán Baticz
- Olivér Nagy
- Olivér Perge
- Olivier Fasbender
- Olivier Polspoel
- Ram Steenhaut
- Rama Temmink
- Róbert Örkényi
- Ron van Bruchem
- Tim Habermaas
- Tobias Daneels
- Tom van der Zanden
- Ton Dennenbroek
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.