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Cincinnati Spring Open 2008

Cincinnati, Ohio · 31 May 2008 · 10 events · 37 competitors · 32 personal bests

Eric Limeback won three of the ten events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Bob Burton by 0.05 seconds. 37 competitors produced 32 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Emile Compion set the 2×2 single continental record: 5.36.

Three wins
Eric Limeback — 3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed
0.05s
closest final — Magic, Bob Burton over Eric Limeback
32
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Eric Limeback9.5513.38
2×2Emile Compion5.367.04
4×4Jack Moseley1:06.021:11.73
5×5Emile Compion2:00.682:08.29
3×3 blindfoldedEric Limeback1:22.22
3×3 one-handedEric Limeback22.8327.34
ClockBob Burton14.5216.73
4×4 blindfoldedMike Hughey12:52.00
MagicBob Burton1.211.47
Master MagicBob Burton3.083.92

The PB harvest

32 set · 3 still standing
  • Bill Li — Magic single 1.78: into the top 53.0% of the event's history.
  • Joe Neiheisel — 3×3 single 25.31: into the top 53.3% of the event's history.
  • Matt Rudnicki — Magic single 2.02: into the top 66.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 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

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

37 competitors · 137 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

37 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.