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Decatur Open 2008

Decatur, Georgia · 18 October 2008 · 5 events · 18 competitors · 13 personal bests

Andrew Kang won two of the five events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Andrew Kang by 0.56 seconds. 18 competitors produced 13 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Shafiq Mohammed took a 4×4 single of 3:58.70 down to 2:06.94, 47 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Andrew Kang — 3×3, 4×4
0.56s
closest final — 3×3, Andrew Kang over Chris Hardwick
13
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Andrew Kang11.9113.79
4×4Andrew Kang57.221:03.07
3×3 blindfoldedShafiq Mohammed4:40.28
3×3 one-handedBrian Loftus17.0921.46
4×4 blindfoldedChris Hardwick6:56.75

The PB harvest

13 set · 2 still standing
  • Shafiq Mohammed — 3×3 single 20.34: into the top 40.9% of the event's history.
  • Shafiq Mohammed — 4×4 single 2:06.94: into the top 84.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

18 competitors · 54 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

18 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.