Competitions · United States
Drexel Fall 2008
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · 15 November 2008 · 6 events · 42 competitors · 52 personal bests
Erik Johnson won three of the six events (2×2, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Alexander Yu by 0.72 seconds. 42 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
A continental record
Alexander Yu set the 3×3 blindfolded single continental record: 57.80.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Alexander Yu | 13.55 | 15.12 |
| 2×2 | Erik Johnson | 4.44 | 4.64 |
| 4×4 | Patrick Jameson | 51.41 | 1:00.98 |
| 5×5 | Erik Johnson | 1:37.91 | 1:47.18 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Alexander Yu | 56.44 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Erik Johnson | 24.90 | 28.56 |
The PB harvest
52 set · 10 still standing- Chris Vasseur — 2×2 single 3.30: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
- Niko Kauffman — 3×3 single 15.03: into the top 24.5% of the event's history.
- Chris Vasseur — 3×3 single 17.08: into the top 31.2% of the event's history.
- Daniel Weierich — 2×2 single 5.81: into the top 48.8% of the event's history.
- Clayton Chan — 3×3 single 38.08: into the top 74.6% of the event's history.
- Noah Ehrich — 4×4 single 1:54.88: into the top 79.3% of the event's history.
- Alex Ozer — 4×4 single 2:01.13: into the top 82.2% of the event's history.
- Chris Parlette — 3×3 blindfolded single 6:00.65: into the top 86.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
13 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
42 competitors · 159 results · 6 events.
Everyone who competed
42 competitors- Alex Ozer
- Alexander Yu
- Bill Berry
- Bill DePasquale
- Bob Burton
- Carl Sun
- Chase Gibson
- Cheau-Erl Lam
- Chris Parlette
- Chris Vasseur
- Clayton Chan
- Daniel Weierich
- David Woner
- Ellery Murdock
- Erik Johnson
- Gavin Nelson
- Grant Perme
- Henry Merker
- Jaclyn Sawler
- James Todaro
- Jeff Kinslow
- Joe Young
- John Tamanas
- Joshua Nash
- Lacey Burton
- Michael Cretella
- Nathan Kearney
- Nick Lu
- Niko Kauffman
- Noah Ehrich
- Oscar Li
- Patrick Jameson
- Reid Flasinski
- Sagar Laud
- Sahil Laud
- Sam Boyles
- Sreeram Venkatarao
- Stanley Wong
- Stephen Carboni
- Tyson Mao (毛台勝)
- Visish Srinivasan
- Wuqiong Fan
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.