Competitions · Germany
German Open 2008
Gütersloh · 19 April 2008 · 16 events · 56 competitors · 87 personal bests
Erik Akkersdijk won seven of the 15 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Erik Akkersdijk by 0.28 seconds. 56 competitors produced 87 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
A world record
Tim Habermaas set the 3×3 Multi-Blind (old style) single world record: 24 of 24 cubes · 2:15:57.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Erik Akkersdijk | 10.97 | 12.90 |
| 2×2 | Erik Akkersdijk | 3.25 | 4.09 |
| 4×4 | Erik Akkersdijk | 47.84 | 57.02 |
| 5×5 | Erik Akkersdijk | 1:27.97 | 1:39.52 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Kai Jiptner | 1:35.47 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Erik Akkersdijk | 21.38 | 25.99 |
| Clock | Kai Jiptner | 17.59 | 18.37 |
| Megaminx | Erik Akkersdijk | 1:24.59 | 1:26.51 |
| Pyraminx | Erik Akkersdijk | 6.13 | 10.14 |
| Square-1 | Lars Vandenbergh | 25.22 | 27.00 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | István Kocza | — | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | István Kocza | 37:29.00 | — |
| Magic | Bertalan Bodor | 1.27 | 1.59 |
| Master Magic | Bertalan Bodor | 2.13 | 2.23 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind (old style) | Tim Habermaas | 24 of 24 cubes · 2:15:57 | — |
The PB harvest
87 set · 9 still standing- Tim Habermaas — 3×3 Multi-Blind (old style) single 24 of 24 cubes · 2:15:57: into the top 0.72% of the event's history.
- Reiner Thomsen — Pyraminx single 5.18: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.
- Péter Róka — 3×3 blindfolded single 2:03.15: into the top 34.4% of the event's history.
- Norbert Hantos — Clock single 17.88: into the top 58.4% of the event's history.
- Karen Schulz — 3×3 single 29.28: into the top 61.3% of the event's history.
- Anita Varga — 3×3 single 30.86: into the top 64.0% of the event's history.
- Dennis Strehlau — Master Magic single 4.97: into the top 69.8% of the event's history.
- Norbert Hantos — 3×3 one-handed single 54.16: into the top 80.2% 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
12 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
56 competitors · 357 results · 16 events.
Everyone who competed
56 competitors- Andreas Farenbruch
- Anita Varga
- Arjan Bosse
- Arnaud van Galen
- Axel Thur
- Bertalan Bodor
- Clemens Neudecker
- Clément Gallet
- Conny Schuyt
- Daniel Budiman
- Dániel Kovács
- Dennis Strehlau
- Erik Akkersdijk
- Ferdinand Haas
- Florian Weingarten
- Gábor Róka
- Greg Austin
- Gunnar Krupp
- Hans van der Zijden
- István Kocza
- Jaap Scherphuis
- Jan Hop
- Janine Graupner
- Jean-Louis Mathieu
- Jens Diewald
- Julian Blöhm
- Kai Jiptner
- Karen Schulz
- Karsten Lenz
- Lars Vandenbergh
- Lukas Kalkhoff
- Marcel Hoekstra
- Markus Pirzer
- Martijn Verschuur
- Mats Valk
- Michel Hop
- Monika Zimmermann
- Norbert Hantos
- Olivér Nagy
- Péter Róka
- Raffael Ort
- Ram Steenhaut
- Reiner Thomsen
- Robin Blöhm
- Ron van Bruchem
- Sébastien Auroux
- Stefan Falten
- Thomas Bossmann
- Tim Habermaas
- Timo Schönfelder
- Tobias Christlieb
- Tobias Wendel
- Tobias Wollermann
- Ton Dennenbroek
- Valeri Leich
- Widrian Budiman
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.