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Denver Open 2008

Denver, Colorado · 12 April 2008 · 9 events · 41 competitors · 30 personal bests

Frank Morris won three of the nine events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Tyson Mao (毛台勝) by 0.56 seconds. 41 competitors produced 30 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and 27 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Daniel Hayes set the Megaminx single continental record: 1:36.93.

Three wins
Frank Morris — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5
0.56s
closest final — 3×3, Tyson Mao (毛台勝) over Doug Reed
30
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Tyson Mao (毛台勝)13.6816.02
2×2Frank Morris5.967.10
4×4Frank Morris53.151:02.39
5×5Frank Morris1:35.811:42.22
3×3 blindfoldedTyson Mao (毛台勝)2:30.56
3×3 one-handedPatrick Kelly26.0237.25
MegaminxDaniel Hayes1:36.931:46.46
MagicBob Burton1.331.41
Master MagicBob Burton2.913.52

The PB harvest

30 set · 4 still standing
  • Michael Grimsley — 3×3 single 20.40: into the top 41.1% of the event's history.
  • Frank Morris — Magic single 1.93: into the top 62.1% of the event's history.
  • Sapan Upadhyay — Magic single 1.96: into the top 63.8% of the event's history.
  • Alexander Goldberg — Megaminx single 4:26.78: into the top 93.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

27 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

41 competitors · 176 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

41 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.