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Portugal Open 2008

Lisbon · 29 November 2008 · 5 events · 23 competitors · 16 personal bests

Manuel López Sheriff won three of the five events (2×2, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Víctor Torrecilla Chicote by 0.11 seconds. 23 competitors produced 16 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Francisco Huhn set the 2×2 single national record: 6.16.

Three wins
Manuel López Sheriff — 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed
0.11s
closest final — 3×3, Víctor Torrecilla Chicote over Manuel López Sheriff
16
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Víctor Torrecilla Chicote14.5616.45
2×2Manuel López Sheriff3.164.53
4×4David Calvo Vivas1:11.281:18.00
3×3 blindfoldedManuel López Sheriff2:04.56
3×3 one-handedManuel López Sheriff22.4024.38

The PB harvest

16 set · 4 still standing

First-timers

Twelve 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

23 competitors · 98 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

23 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.