Competitions · Switzerland
Geneva Open 2008
Geneva · 8 November 2008 · 9 events · 27 competitors · 52 personal bests
Erik Akkersdijk won four of the nine events (4×4, 5×5, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Sébastien Auroux by 0.01 seconds. 27 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Edouard Chambon | 11.16 | 12.93 |
| 2×2 | Edouard Chambon | 1.39 | 3.28 |
| 4×4 | Erik Akkersdijk | 47.22 | 51.50 |
| 5×5 | Erik Akkersdijk | 1:26.00 | 1:34.06 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Manuel López Sheriff | 1:55.90 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Alejandro Aguado Barahona | 22.22 | 24.55 |
| Megaminx | Erik Akkersdijk | 1:07.65 | 1:17.90 |
| Square-1 | Erik Akkersdijk | 35.22 | 37.09 |
| Magic | Sébastien Auroux | 1.40 | 1.66 |
The PB harvest
52 set · 10 still standing- Erik Akkersdijk — 2×2 single 0.96: into the top 0.48% of the event's history.
- Edouard Chambon — 2×2 single 1.39: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
- Arnaud van Galen — 2×2 single 1.68: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
- Manuel López Sheriff — 2×2 single 3.00: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.
- Edouard Chambon — Square-1 single 24.36: into the top 37.6% of the event's history.
- Ivan Enrico — 2×2 single 6.90: into the top 59.6% of the event's history.
- Edouard Chambon — 5×5 single 2:25.08: into the top 63.5% of the event's history.
- Manuel López Sheriff — 5×5 single 3:15.85: into the top 82.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven 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
10 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
27 competitors · 187 results · 9 events.
Everyone who competed
27 competitors- Alejandro Aguado Barahona
- Alex Cipriani
- Alexandre Bard
- Andrea Egidio Monti
- Antoine Perdereau
- Antoine Simon-Chautemps
- Arnaud van Galen
- Benoît Gherardi
- Clément Gallet
- Edouard Chambon
- Erik Akkersdijk
- Federico Soldati
- François Courtès
- Frederic Ador
- Ivan Enrico
- Jason Gyani
- Laetitia Lemoine
- Lila Guéret
- Manuel López Sheriff
- Marco Iamonte
- Marco Lapadula
- Mario Laurent
- Marlène Desmaisons
- Paolo Rosson
- Samuel Djian
- Sébastien Auroux
- Sven Gowal
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.