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Cornell Spring competition 2008

Ithaca, New York · 19 April 2008 · 9 events · 30 competitors · 46 personal bests

Dan Cohen won three of the nine events (4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Rowe Hessler by 0.54 seconds. 30 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Rowe Hessler set the 2×2 single continental record: 2.90.

Three wins
Dan Cohen — 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.54s
closest final — 3×3, Rowe Hessler over Jim Mertens
46
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Rowe Hessler13.1814.88
2×2Erik Johnson3.664.32
4×4Dan Cohen58.131:02.77
5×5Dan Cohen1:27.021:45.02
3×3 blindfoldedRowe Hessler1:30.50
3×3 Fewest MovesTim Reynolds31 moves
3×3 one-handedDan Cohen27.7529.40
4×4 blindfoldedDaniel Beyer14:28.00
5×5 blindfoldedDaniel Beyer25:53.00

The PB harvest

46 set · 16 still standing
  • Peter Greenwood — 2×2 single 4.77: into the top 36.4% of the event's history.
  • Jonathan Choi — 5×5 single 1:42.08: into the top 36.9% of the event's history.
  • Carlos Ramirez — 3×3 single 19.05: into the top 37.2% of the event's history.
  • Nicholas Barbier — 3×3 single 22.13: into the top 45.8% of the event's history.
  • Joe Lu — 3×3 one-handed single 32.55: into the top 52.4% of the event's history.
  • Carlos Ramirez — 3×3 one-handed single 39.58: into the top 64.7% of the event's history.
  • Timothy Zhu — 3×3 single 32.65: into the top 67.0% of the event's history.
  • Evan Miner — 3×3 single 36.08: into the top 72.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six 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

30 competitors · 122 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

30 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.