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Dutch Open 2008

Eindhoven · 18 October 2008 · 13 events · 53 competitors · 117 personal bests

Erik Akkersdijk won six of the 13 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Dániel Varga by 0.07 seconds. 53 competitors produced 117 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Dennis Strehlau set the Magic single national record: 1.13.

Six wins
Erik Akkersdijk — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, Megaminx, Square-1
0.07s
closest final — Magic, Dániel Varga over Gilles van den Peereboom
117
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Erik Akkersdijk11.3013.26
2×2Erik Akkersdijk2.974.79
4×4Erik Akkersdijk45.9654.41
5×5Erik Akkersdijk1:26.271:34.96
3×3 blindfoldedDennis Strehlau1:29.22
3×3 Fewest MovesRon van Bruchem31 moves
3×3 one-handedRama Temmink17.4020.20
ClockJacco Krijnen9.6811.32
MegaminxErik Akkersdijk1:09.131:12.70
PyraminxRon van Bruchem7.808.50
Square-1Erik Akkersdijk18.0030.99
MagicDániel Varga1.111.24
Master MagicAlexander Ooms2.533.06

The PB harvest

117 set · 19 still standing
  • Alexander Ooms — Master Magic single 2.53: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
  • Dennis Strehlau — Magic single 1.13: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
  • Jacco Krijnen — Clock single 9.68: into the top 23.5% of the event's history.
  • Jimmy Coll — 5×5 single 1:28.40: into the top 26.0% of the event's history.
  • Gilles van den Peereboom — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 35 moves: into the top 30.0% of the event's history.
  • Robin Blöhm — Pyraminx single 7.96: into the top 35.9% of the event's history.
  • David Calvo Vivas — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 38 moves: into the top 40.9% of the event's history.
  • Robin Blöhm — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 39 moves: into the top 44.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five 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

17 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

53 competitors · 370 results · 13 events.

Everyone who competed

53 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.