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Tampere Open 2008

Tampere · 25 October 2008 · 9 events · 12 competitors · 21 personal bests

Anssi Vanhala won four of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Teemu Tiinanen by 0.07 seconds. 12 competitors produced 21 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Ville Seppänen set the 3×3 blindfolded single world record: 54.06.

Four wins
Anssi Vanhala — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, 3×3 with feet
0.07s
closest final — Magic, Teemu Tiinanen over Aili Asikainen
21
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Anssi Vanhala12.2713.23
2×2Anssi Vanhala3.475.30
4×4Ville Seppänen1:18.881:30.29
3×3 blindfoldedVille Seppänen54.06
3×3 Fewest MovesTeemu Tiinanen37 moves
3×3 one-handedAnssi Vanhala24.3026.05
PyraminxOtto von Hellens8.7111.54
3×3 with feetAnssi Vanhala43.6647.21
MagicTeemu Tiinanen1.682.05

The PB harvest

21 set · 5 still standing
  • Okko Pyssysalo — Pyraminx single 8.38: into the top 39.5% of the event's history.
  • Roope Rapo — 3×3 single 29.94: into the top 62.4% of the event's history.
  • Otto von Hellens — 3×3 one-handed single 44.61: into the top 71.1% of the event's history.
  • Okko Pyssysalo — 2×2 single 11.59: into the top 83.2% of the event's history.
  • Roope Rapo — 2×2 single 12.18: into the top 84.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

One person 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

12 competitors · 52 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

12 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.