Competitions · United States
San Diego Open 2008
San Diego, California · 24 May 2008 · 7 events · 52 competitors · 35 personal bests
Michael Gottlieb won three of the seven events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Phillip Espinoza by 0.21 seconds. 52 competitors produced 35 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Phillip Espinoza | 13.53 | 14.52 |
| 2×2 | Michael Gottlieb | 3.35 | 5.77 |
| 4×4 | Michael Gottlieb | 53.31 | 1:00.67 |
| 5×5 | Michael Gottlieb | 1:40.09 | 1:45.99 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Shelley Chang | 1:46.53 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Ryan Patricio | 14.80 | 21.81 |
| Square-1 | Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫) | 31.36 | 31.81 |
The PB harvest
35 set · 12 still standing- Ryan Patricio — 3×3 one-handed single 14.80: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
- Kyawkyaw Lwin — 3×3 single 13.28: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.
- Ambie Valdés — 3×3 single 15.18: into the top 25.0% of the event's history.
- Sikan Li — 2×2 single 4.33: into the top 30.7% of the event's history.
- Guanyang Yu — 2×2 single 5.76: into the top 48.3% of the event's history.
- Daniel Dailey — 3×3 single 30.34: into the top 63.1% of the event's history.
- Shelley Chang — 2×2 single 7.52: into the top 64.4% of the event's history.
- Yuk Hee-Chan — 3×3 single 35.92: into the top 71.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
21 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
52 competitors · 168 results · 7 events.
Everyone who competed
52 competitors- Adam Zamora
- Alex Seidler
- Alton Hitchcock Jr.
- Ambie Valdés
- Bart Humphries
- Benjamin Rhoda
- Brenton Ryba
- Cameron Almasi
- Cameron Brown
- Cary Johnson
- Chris DeAngelis
- Chris Dzoan
- Daniel Dailey
- Darren Kwong
- Devin Corr-Robinett
- Gary Chang
- Guanyang Yu
- Hamzah Tanner
- Jacob Powell
- Jaime Powell
- Jamil Saliba
- Jeremy Fleischman
- Jesse Werner
- Jessica Gutierrez
- Jonas Galindo
- Jonathan Wooding
- Julian Montes
- Jun-Hyuk Kim
- Kyawkyaw Lwin
- Lauren Langdon
- Lennon Grinta
- Mark Pepin
- Mason Newstead
- Michael Gottlieb
- Mitchell Baker
- Nicolas Guerithault
- Patrick Maldonado
- Phillip Espinoza
- Richard Dailey
- Roy Wright
- Ryan Patricio
- Santiago Venegas II
- Seamus Sullivan
- Shelley Chang
- Sikan Li
- Stryker Langdon
- Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)
- Tyler Albright
- Tyler Hakomori
- Vincent Le
- Waris Ali
- Yuk Hee-Chan
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.