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Czech Open 2008

Pardubice · 12 July 2008 · 16 events · 45 competitors · 112 personal bests

Erik Akkersdijk won five of the 15 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Olivér Perge by 0.06 seconds. 45 competitors produced 112 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Erik Akkersdijk set the 3×3 single world record: 7.08.

Five wins
Erik Akkersdijk — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, Megaminx
0.06s
closest final — Clock, Olivér Perge over Milán Baticz
112
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Erik Akkersdijk10.7111.55
2×2Erik Akkersdijk2.843.81
4×4Erik Akkersdijk53.7854.39
5×5Erik Akkersdijk1:35.001:40.49
3×3 blindfoldedJean Pons1:11.75
3×3 Fewest MovesMilán Baticz37 moves
3×3 one-handedRama Temmink19.1520.02
ClockOlivér Perge10.2512.15
MegaminxErik Akkersdijk1:15.021:18.27
PyraminxPiotr Kózka4.888.55
Square-1Martin Zahradník21.8622.99
4×4 blindfoldedRafał Guzewicz10:32.00
MagicOlivér Perge0.961.27
Master MagicMáté Horváth1.942.29
3×3 Multi-Blind (old style)Rafał Guzewicz14 of 18 cubes · 2:08:27

The PB harvest

112 set · 25 still standing
  • Rafał Guzewicz — 3×3 Multi-Blind (old style) single 14 of 18 cubes · 2:08:27: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
  • Jean Pons — 3×3 single 9.60: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
  • Gábor Róka — Master Magic single 2.56: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
  • Jean Pons — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:11.75: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.
  • Mateusz Burnicki — 2×2 single 3.25: into the top 17.2% of the event's history.
  • Tadeás Miler — Master Magic single 3.08: into the top 19.8% of the event's history.
  • Olivér Perge — 3×3 Multi-Blind (old style) single 3 of 3 cubes · 21:21: into the top 20.1% of the event's history.
  • Sven Gowal — Master Magic single 3.21: into the top 23.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four 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

39 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

45 competitors · 416 results · 16 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.