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Discovery Science Center competition 2008

Santa Ana, California · 19 April 2008 · 6 events · 57 competitors · 43 personal bests

Michael Gottlieb won two of the six events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Leyan Lo by 0.18 seconds. 57 competitors produced 43 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Sikan Li set the 3×3 one-handed single national record: 23.98.

Two wins
Michael Gottlieb — 4×4, 5×5
0.18s
closest final — 3×3, Leyan Lo over Chris Dzoan
43
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Leyan Lo11.8413.79
4×4Michael Gottlieb59.181:03.12
5×5Michael Gottlieb1:44.181:56.04
3×3 blindfoldedLucas Garron1:37.66
3×3 one-handedDan Dzoan21.1023.17
Square-1Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)30.8441.31

The PB harvest

43 set · 7 still standing
  • Greg Brown — 3×3 single 15.18: into the top 25.0% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Mah — 3×3 single 18.21: into the top 34.7% of the event's history.
  • Connor Capestany — 3×3 single 21.47: into the top 44.0% of the event's history.
  • Danielle Pandika — 3×3 single 25.18: into the top 53.0% of the event's history.
  • Guanyang Yu — 3×3 blindfolded single 3:52.81: into the top 66.4% of the event's history.
  • Greg Brown — 4×4 single 1:39.59: into the top 70.3% of the event's history.
  • Tamie Robinett — 3×3 single 1:01.50: into the top 92.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 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

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

57 competitors · 170 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

57 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.