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Kanazawa Open 2008

Kanazawa · 20 December 2008 · 4 events · 18 competitors · 11 personal bests

Yohei Oka (岡要平) won two of the four events (Pyraminx, Magic) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Yohei Oka (岡要平) by 0.77 seconds. 18 competitors produced 11 personal bests, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Kazuhito Iimura (飯村数人) set the Square-1 average world record: 16.62.

Two wins
Yohei Oka (岡要平) — Pyraminx, Magic
0.77s
closest final — Magic, Yohei Oka (岡要平) over Sanae Omyo (大名佐苗)
11
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)11.7714.55
PyraminxYohei Oka (岡要平)3.214.15
Square-1Kazuhito Iimura (飯村数人)15.7716.62
MagicYohei Oka (岡要平)1.111.28

The PB harvest

11 set · 0 still standing

    First-timers

    Two 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

    18 competitors · 41 results · 4 events.

    Everyone who competed

    18 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.