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Dutch Masters 2008

Sint Michielsgestel · 23 August 2008 · 17 events · 60 competitors · 120 personal bests

Erik Akkersdijk won five of the 17 events (3×3, 5×5, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Erik Akkersdijk by 0.02 seconds. 60 competitors produced 120 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Guus Razoux Schultz set the 3×3 Fewest Moves single world record: 27 moves.

Five wins
Erik Akkersdijk — 3×3, 5×5, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Magic
0.02s
closest final — Magic, Erik Akkersdijk over Milán Baticz
120
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Erik Akkersdijk11.0212.74
2×2Edouard Chambon2.684.03
4×4Milán Baticz47.6655.22
5×5Erik Akkersdijk1:22.911:29.49
3×3 blindfoldedMilán Baticz1:16.38
3×3 Fewest MovesGuus Razoux Schultz27 moves
3×3 one-handedRama Temmink18.4020.05
ClockGábor Szabó10.1310.65
MegaminxErik Akkersdijk1:15.721:17.20
PyraminxErik Akkersdijk6.889.58
Square-1Milán Baticz23.3428.42
4×4 blindfoldedTim Habermaas13:24.00
5×5 blindfoldedClément Gallet56:58.00
3×3 Multi-BlindDennis Strehlau8 of 8 cubes · 57:55
MagicErik Akkersdijk1.131.15
Master MagicMilán Baticz2.133.51
3×3 Multi-Blind (old style)Dennis Strehlau8 of 8 cubes · 57:55

The PB harvest

120 set · 14 still standing
  • Jacco Krijnen — Magic single 1.18: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
  • Jaap Scherphuis — Magic single 1.18: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
  • Clément Gallet — 2×2 single 2.69: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
  • Edouard Chambon — 3×3 one-handed single 17.88: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
  • Bertalan Bodor — 3×3 Multi-Blind (old style) single 3 of 3 cubes · 14:40: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
  • Sven Gowal — Pyraminx single 6.18: into the top 21.3% of the event's history.
  • Marlène Desmaisons — Magic single 1.72: into the top 49.4% of the event's history.
  • Marcel Hoekstra — 3×3 single 26.91: into the top 56.7% 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

27 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

60 competitors · 465 results · 17 events.

Everyone who competed

60 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.