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Competitions · Republic of Korea

Seoul Cube Championship 2008

Seoul · 20 September 2008 · 12 events · 34 competitors · 51 personal bests

Park Byung-Hwa won four of the twelve events (3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind, 3×3 with feet) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Lee Jae-Yong by 0.28 seconds. 34 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

SeungWoon Lee (이승운) set the 3×3 one-handed single world record: 14.34.

Four wins
Park Byung-Hwa — 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind, 3×3 with feet, 3×3 Multi-Blind (old style)
0.28s
closest final — 3×3, Lee Jae-Yong over Kim Jun-Beom
51
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Lee Jae-Yong10.5813.63
2×2Kim Jun-Beom3.093.95
4×4Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호)50.4754.20
5×5Yi Seung-Woo (이승우)1:30.811:32.85
3×3 blindfoldedPark Byung-Hwa2:51.313:03.16
3×3 one-handedSeungWoon Lee (이승운)14.3421.96
MegaminxJong-Ho Jeong (정종호)1:46.182:08.72
PyraminxChoi Ha-Ram6.187.37
Square-1Yi Seung-Woo (이승우)17.3319.75
3×3 Multi-BlindPark Byung-Hwa2 of 2 cubes · 7:59—
3×3 with feetPark Byung-Hwa1:48.061:56.14
3×3 Multi-Blind (old style)Park Byung-Hwa2 of 2 cubes · 7:59—

The PB harvest

51 set · 26 still standing
  • Lee Jae-Yong — 3×3 one-handed single 15.13: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
  • Lee Jae-Yong — 3×3 single 10.58: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
  • Kim Jun-Beom — 3×3 single 11.09: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
  • Yoon Seon-Gyu — 3×3 single 11.80: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
  • Kim Jun-Beom — 2×2 single 3.09: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.
  • Shin Hyun-Kwang — 2×2 single 3.21: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.
  • Jo Myeong-Gyu — 3×3 single 14.68: into the top 23.3% of the event's history.
  • Park Byung-Hwa — 3×3 Multi-Blind (old style) single 2 of 2 cubes · 7:59: into the top 25.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

34 competitors · 147 results · 12 events.

Everyone who competed

34 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.