Competitions · United States
Boulder 2008
Boulder, Colorado · 20 September 2008 · 10 events · 30 competitors · 37 personal bests
Dan Dzoan won seven of the ten events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Aaron Hinds by 0.36 seconds. 30 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Anthony McKnight took a 5×5 single of 6:42.77 down to 2:05.09, 69 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Dan Dzoan | 12.84 | 14.23 |
| 2×2 | Aaron Hinds | 5.22 | 6.76 |
| 4×4 | Dan Dzoan | 56.41 | 1:00.40 |
| 5×5 | Dan Dzoan | 1:42.94 | 2:04.41 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Dan Dzoan | 1:45.21 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Dan Dzoan | 20.43 | 22.74 |
| Megaminx | Daniel Hayes | 1:43.63 | 1:51.57 |
| Square-1 | Dan Dzoan | 27.27 | 32.09 |
| Magic | Patrick Kelly | 1.90 | 2.32 |
| Master Magic | Dan Dzoan | 3.19 | 3.69 |
The PB harvest
37 set · 7 still standing- Dan Knights — 3×3 single 11.93: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
- Aaron Hinds — 3×3 single 17.21: into the top 31.7% of the event's history.
- Aaron Hinds — 2×2 single 5.22: into the top 42.1% of the event's history.
- Zacharie Cortes — 3×3 single 31.91: into the top 65.8% of the event's history.
- Mason Newstead — 2×2 single 8.80: into the top 72.4% of the event's history.
- Andrew Yule — 3×3 single 37.11: into the top 73.4% of the event's history.
- Aaron Hinds — 4×4 single 1:54.04: into the top 78.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eleven 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
30 competitors · 144 results · 10 events.
Everyone who competed
30 competitors- Aaron Hinds
- AJ Farris
- Allen Lowry
- Andrew Lehrman
- Andrew Yule
- Andy Patschull
- Anthony McKnight
- Dan Dzoan
- Dan Knights
- Daniel Hayes
- Edward Liu
- Eric Brunson
- Henry Sorren
- Jackson Warley
- Jason Mechling
- Jeremy Highley
- Jesse Sapir
- Josh Rotholz
- Lauren Hanrahan
- Mason Newstead
- Matt Wilder
- Michael Grimsley
- Michael Palone
- Michael Young
- Patrick Kelly
- Russell Quick
- Ryan Endorf
- Shelley Chang
- Taylor Noyes
- Zacharie Cortes
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.