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Swedish Open 2008

Rosersberg (Stockholm) · 6 September 2008 · 17 events · 49 competitors · 78 personal bests

Henrik Buus Aagaard won six of the 17 events (2×2, Clock, 4×4 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Master Magic, won by Kenneth Gustavsson by 0.27 seconds. 49 competitors produced 78 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Henrik Buus Aagaard set the 2×2 single national record: 4.55.

Six wins
Henrik Buus Aagaard — 2×2, Clock, 4×4 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind, Magic, 3×3 Multi-Blind (old style)
0.27s
closest final — Master Magic, Kenneth Gustavsson over Henrik Buus Aagaard
78
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Gunnar Krig13.7814.89
2×2Henrik Buus Aagaard4.555.13
4×4Gunnar Krig59.341:01.59
5×5Johan Holmedahl2:02.532:07.43
3×3 blindfoldedDaniel Lundwall2:45.43
3×3 Fewest MovesGunnar Krig35 moves
3×3 one-handedGunnar Krig23.5924.94
ClockHenrik Buus Aagaard15.6519.60
MegaminxSimon Westlund1:52.522:06.92
PyraminxJohan Holmedahl8.449.26
Square-1Tomas Kristiansson20.3025.38
4×4 blindfoldedHenrik Buus Aagaard
3×3 Multi-BlindHenrik Buus Aagaard6 of 7 cubes · 51:41
3×3 with feetMats Kollbrink1:30.882:00.82
MagicHenrik Buus Aagaard1.021.22
Master MagicKenneth Gustavsson3.283.77
3×3 Multi-Blind (old style)Henrik Buus Aagaard6 of 7 cubes · 51:41

The PB harvest

78 set · 21 still standing
  • Erik Johansson — Magic single 1.08: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
  • Henrik Buus Aagaard — 3×3 Multi-Blind (old style) single 6 of 7 cubes · 51:41: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
  • Kenneth Gustavsson — Master Magic single 3.28: into the top 25.0% of the event's history.
  • Mark Gaines — 3×3 single 15.71: into the top 26.8% of the event's history.
  • Aurelien Souchet (高凡) — 3×3 with feet single 1:32.86: into the top 35.1% of the event's history.
  • Kenneth Gustavsson — Pyraminx single 9.11: into the top 45.8% of the event's history.
  • Erik Johansson — Pyraminx single 9.11: into the top 45.8% of the event's history.
  • Niklas Bitén — 3×3 one-handed single 36.55: into the top 60.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 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

21 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

49 competitors · 274 results · 17 events.

Everyone who competed

49 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.