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Cincinnati Summer Open 2008

Cincinnati, Ohio · 16 August 2008 · 8 events · 36 competitors · 39 personal bests

Dakota Allen Harris won four of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Dakota Allen Harris by 0.00 seconds. 36 competitors produced 39 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Anthony Brooks set the 2×2 single national record: 9.72.

Four wins
Dakota Allen Harris — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.00s
closest final — 2×2, Dakota Allen Harris over Jim Mertens
39
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dakota Allen Harris13.0214.01
2×2Dakota Allen Harris5.637.21
4×4Dakota Allen Harris1:13.111:18.46
3×3 blindfoldedTyson Mao (毛台勝)2:12.68
3×3 one-handedDakota Allen Harris19.7523.53
Square-1Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)22.7724.67
MagicTakao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)1.211.29
Master MagicTakao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)3.564.42

The PB harvest

39 set · 12 still standing
  • Dakota Allen Harris — 3×3 one-handed single 19.75: into the top 19.8% of the event's history.
  • Charles Huynh — 3×3 single 15.02: into the top 24.5% of the event's history.
  • Ned Williamson — 2×2 single 4.27: into the top 30.0% of the event's history.
  • Bryan Trung Le — 3×3 single 18.07: into the top 34.3% of the event's history.
  • Tyson Mao (毛台勝) — 2×2 single 5.58: into the top 46.3% of the event's history.
  • Tyson Mao (毛台勝) — 3×3 one-handed single 29.96: into the top 46.6% of the event's history.
  • Dakota Allen Harris — 3×3 blindfolded single 2:41.38: into the top 46.8% of the event's history.
  • Kevin Huy Le — 3×3 single 29.68: into the top 62.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

36 competitors · 110 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

36 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.