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Berkeley Fall 2008

Berkeley, California · 15 November 2008 · 8 events · 63 competitors · 58 personal bests

Andy Tsao won three of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Nick Young by 0.58 seconds. 63 competitors produced 58 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Andy Tsao set the 3×3 average continental record: 11.42.

Three wins
Andy Tsao — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded
0.58s
closest final — Square-1, Nick Young over Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)
58
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Andy Tsao10.4711.42
4×4Andy Tsao47.3153.93
5×5Michael Gottlieb1:29.271:36.53
3×3 blindfoldedAndy Tsao1:42.832:01.98
3×3 one-handedDan Dzoan15.8021.49
MegaminxLucas Garron1:36.442:06.09
Square-1Nick Young20.1124.01
4×4 blindfoldedChris Krueger13:41.00—

The PB harvest

58 set · 17 still standing
  • Solomon Wang — 3×3 single 13.11: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
  • Alan Tan — 3×3 single 14.22: into the top 21.7% of the event's history.
  • Brian Le — 3×3 single 14.58: into the top 23.0% of the event's history.
  • George Yiu — 3×3 single 14.86: into the top 23.9% of the event's history.
  • Chieh Chang — 3×3 single 15.25: into the top 25.3% of the event's history.
  • Jeff Chang — 3×3 single 17.33: into the top 32.0% of the event's history.
  • Lucas Garron — Megaminx single 1:36.44: into the top 32.3% of the event's history.
  • Dan Dzoan — 5×5 single 1:37.24: into the top 33.3% 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

14 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

63 competitors · 210 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

63 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.