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Competitions · Republic of Korea

Busan Cube Championship 2008

Busan · 3 August 2008 · 12 events · 45 competitors · 41 personal bests

Son Seul-Gi won three of the twelve events (4×4, 5×5, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Lee Sang-Huck by 0.18 seconds. 45 competitors produced 41 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Son Seul-Gi set the Megaminx single continental record: 1:36.09.

Three wins
Son Seul-Gi — 4×4, 5×5, Megaminx
0.18s
closest final — Pyraminx, Lee Sang-Huck over Son Seul-Gi
41
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kim Jun-Beom13.1113.90
2×2Kim Yong-Hun3.784.43
4×4Son Seul-Gi1:00.161:14.30
5×5Son Seul-Gi2:17.362:36.90
3×3 blindfoldedGilles van den Peereboom2:45.68—
3×3 one-handedKang Ji-Jon22.8826.43
MegaminxSon Seul-Gi1:36.091:44.91
PyraminxLee Sang-Huck7.419.45
Square-1Kang Ji-Jon16.4120.33
3×3 Multi-BlindPark Byung-Hwa1 of 2 cubes · 10:03—
3×3 with feetLee Jae-Jun1:08.781:25.75
3×3 Multi-Blind (old style)Park Byung-Hwa1 of 2 cubes · 10:03—

The PB harvest

41 set · 19 still standing
  • Kim Yong-Hun — 2×2 single 3.05: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
  • Kang Ji-Jon — 3×3 single 13.21: into the top 18.2% of the event's history.
  • Lee Jae-Jun — 3×3 with feet single 1:08.78: into the top 20.5% of the event's history.
  • Park Byung-Hwa — 3×3 single 15.34: into the top 25.6% of the event's history.
  • Lee Jae-Jun — 3×3 single 15.84: into the top 27.2% of the event's history.
  • Chae Min-Su — 3×3 one-handed single 22.72: into the top 28.0% of the event's history.
  • Park Byung-Hwa — 2×2 single 4.56: into the top 33.7% of the event's history.
  • Park Sang-Dong — Pyraminx single 8.02: into the top 36.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

25 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

45 competitors · 151 results · 12 events.

Everyone who competed

45 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.