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Newark Open 2008

Newark, New Jersey · 8 November 2008 · 10 events · 64 competitors · 39 personal bests

Jason Baum won three of the ten events (4×4, 3×3 one-handed, 4×4 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Bob Burton by 0.15 seconds. 64 competitors produced 39 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and 29 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Rowe Hessler set the 3×3 single continental record: 8.91.

Three wins
Jason Baum — 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, 4×4 blindfolded
0.15s
closest final — Magic, Bob Burton over Jules Manalang
39
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Rowe Hessler11.4013.34
2×2Rowe Hessler3.304.92
4×4Jason Baum54.531:01.65
3×3 blindfoldedAlexander Yu1:01.34
3×3 one-handedJason Baum23.9625.67
PyraminxSiraj Ali4.599.26
Square-1Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)23.8328.99
4×4 blindfoldedJason Baum
MagicBob Burton1.221.33
Master MagicSam Boyles2.382.57

The PB harvest

39 set · 6 still standing
  • Tim Reynolds — Magic single 1.06: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
  • Siraj Ali — Pyraminx single 4.59: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
  • Tyson Mao (毛台勝) — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:22.56: into the top 20.5% of the event's history.
  • Michael Candelario — 3×3 single 17.91: into the top 33.8% of the event's history.
  • Ian Howells — 2×2 single 9.59: into the top 76.3% of the event's history.
  • Ian Howells — 3×3 single 41.04: into the top 78.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

29 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

64 competitors · 237 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

64 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.