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Shanghai Open 2008

Shanghai · 30 August 2008 · 9 events · 37 competitors · 20 personal bests

Timothy Sun won eight of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Master Magic, won by Timothy Sun by 0.10 seconds. 37 competitors produced 20 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and 28 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Yu Zheng (郑瑜) set the 5×5 single national record: 2:50.91.

Eight wins
Timothy Sun — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, Square-1, Magic, Master Magic
0.10s
closest final — Master Magic, Timothy Sun over Lalei Yu (余拉雷)
20
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Timothy Sun12.4013.84
2×2Timothy Sun4.005.08
4×4Timothy Sun57.961:06.40
5×5Timothy Sun1:41.591:52.29
3×3 blindfoldedTimothy Sun1:29.06
3×3 one-handedQiang Lin (林强)24.4130.25
Square-1Timothy Sun22.4137.13
MagicTimothy Sun1.681.79
Master MagicTimothy Sun3.254.38

The PB harvest

20 set · 11 still standing
  • Ge Qu (曲歌) — 3×3 single 15.06: into the top 24.6% of the event's history.
  • Lee Jae-Seung — 3×3 single 15.96: into the top 27.7% of the event's history.
  • Qiang Lin (林强) — 3×3 single 16.56: into the top 29.6% of the event's history.
  • Qiang Lin (林强) — 3×3 one-handed single 24.41: into the top 32.6% of the event's history.
  • Qiang Lin (林强) — 2×2 single 5.86: into the top 49.4% of the event's history.
  • William Wu — 3×3 single 26.37: into the top 55.5% of the event's history.
  • Qiang Lin (林强) — Magic single 2.00: into the top 65.3% of the event's history.
  • Lalei Yu (余拉雷) — 2×2 single 7.88: into the top 67.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

28 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

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

37 competitors · 136 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

37 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.