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The Hague Open 2008

The Hague · 29 November 2008 · 5 events · 26 competitors · 37 personal bests

Erik Akkersdijk won three of the five events (4×4, 5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Erik Akkersdijk by 0.54 seconds. 26 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Maria Oey set the 3×3 single national record: 28.08.

Three wins
Erik Akkersdijk — 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves
0.54s
closest final — 4×4, Erik Akkersdijk over Mats Valk
37
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mats Valk11.5812.26
4×4Erik Akkersdijk54.6557.63
5×5Erik Akkersdijk1:25.971:27.28
3×3 Fewest MovesErik Akkersdijk37 moves
3×3 one-handedRama Temmink16.3019.67

The PB harvest

37 set · 9 still standing
  • Arjan Bosse — 3×3 single 19.90: into the top 39.7% of the event's history.
  • Martijn Jansen — 3×3 single 20.38: into the top 41.0% of the event's history.
  • Conny Schuyt — 3×3 single 28.75: into the top 60.3% of the event's history.
  • Regi Vermeij — 3×3 single 31.43: into the top 65.0% of the event's history.
  • Martijn Jansen — 3×3 one-handed single 45.66: into the top 72.3% of the event's history.
  • Martijn Jansen — 4×4 single 1:47.00: into the top 75.0% of the event's history.
  • Arjan Bosse — 4×4 single 1:52.02: into the top 77.8% of the event's history.
  • Conny Schuyt — 4×4 single 2:31.52: into the top 92.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Two 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

26 competitors · 116 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

26 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.