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Berkeley Spring competition 2008

Berkeley, California · 26 April 2008 · 7 events · 56 competitors · 52 personal bests

Dan Dzoan won two of the seven events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Dan Dzoan by 0.10 seconds. 56 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Nick Young set the Square-1 single continental record: 20.94.

Two wins
Dan Dzoan — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
0.10s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Dan Dzoan over Scott McKenzie
52
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dan Dzoan12.1512.92
4×4Michael Gottlieb53.411:00.26
5×5Michael Gottlieb1:41.501:44.07
3×3 blindfoldedShelley Chang1:23.96
3×3 Fewest MovesBrian Kim38 moves
3×3 one-handedDan Dzoan23.7725.30
Square-1Nick Young20.9426.40

The PB harvest

52 set · 13 still standing
  • Brian Kim — 3×3 single 11.08: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
  • Bryan Tan — 3×3 single 13.71: into the top 20.0% of the event's history.
  • Brian Kim — 3×3 one-handed single 20.05: into the top 20.6% of the event's history.
  • Scott McKenzie — 3×3 one-handed single 21.65: into the top 25.0% of the event's history.
  • Bryan Tan — 3×3 one-handed single 30.75: into the top 48.4% of the event's history.
  • Chongyang Wang — 3×3 single 23.36: into the top 48.8% of the event's history.
  • Raymond Lam — 3×3 single 25.28: into the top 53.2% of the event's history.
  • Thien Phan — 3×3 single 27.09: into the top 57.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

10 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

56 competitors · 176 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

56 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.