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Competitions · Republic of Korea

Cheonan Cube Championship 2008

Cheonan · 27 July 2008 · 12 events · 44 competitors · 41 personal bests

Yi Seung-Woo (이승우) won three of the twelve events (4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Kim Yong-Hun by 0.47 seconds. 44 competitors produced 41 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Kang Ji-Jon set the Square-1 average world record: 17.77.

Three wins
Yi Seung-Woo (이승우) — 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.47s
closest final — 2×2, Kim Yong-Hun over Kyoungmin Choi (최경민)
41
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kim Seung-Hoon12.4013.63
2×2Kim Yong-Hun3.904.64
4×4Yi Seung-Woo (이승우)55.341:05.20
5×5Yi Seung-Woo (이승우)1:26.661:46.28
3×3 blindfoldedKim Kyung-Ho1:55.41
3×3 one-handedYi Seung-Woo (이승우)20.8625.65
MegaminxSon Seul-Gi1:43.471:45.98
PyraminxPark Sang-Jun4.407.11
Square-1Kang Ji-Jon15.0017.77
3×3 Multi-BlindKim Kyung-Ho1 of 2 cubes · 8:44
3×3 with feetChang Jee-Hoon1:00.75
3×3 Multi-Blind (old style)Kim Kyung-Ho1 of 2 cubes · 8:44

The PB harvest

41 set · 16 still standing
  • Kim Seung-Hoon — 3×3 single 12.40: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.
  • Kyoungmin Choi (최경민) — 3×3 single 12.47: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
  • Kim Se-Han — 3×3 single 14.44: into the top 22.5% of the event's history.
  • Chang Jee-Hoon — 3×3 one-handed single 20.78: into the top 22.7% of the event's history.
  • Chang Jee-Hoon — 3×3 single 14.69: into the top 23.4% of the event's history.
  • Yi Seung-Woo (이승우) — 4×4 single 55.34: into the top 31.1% of the event's history.
  • Kim Kyung-Ho — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:55.41: into the top 31.9% of the event's history.
  • Oh Yoon-Tae — 2×2 single 4.47: into the top 32.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 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

9 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

44 competitors · 171 results · 12 events.

Everyone who competed

44 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.