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UCSD competition 2008

La Jolla, California · 27 January 2008 · 4 events · 48 competitors · 35 personal bests

Leyan Lo won the 3×3 with a 13.92 and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Leyan Lo by 0.72 seconds. 48 competitors produced 35 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Ryan Patricio set the 3×3 one-handed average world record: 20.66.

4
events decided
0.72s
closest final — 3×3, Leyan Lo over Phillip Espinoza
35
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Leyan Lo12.9313.92
4×4Michael Gottlieb1:01.841:08.42
3×3 blindfoldedTyson Mao (毛台勝)1:41.471:55.99
3×3 one-handedRyan Patricio18.7820.66

The PB harvest

35 set · 10 still standing
  • Richard Mu — 3×3 single 14.96: into the top 24.3% of the event's history.
  • Kyawkyaw Lwin — 3×3 one-handed single 22.34: into the top 27.0% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Fox — 3×3 single 21.27: into the top 43.5% of the event's history.
  • Michael Breed — 3×3 single 26.66: into the top 56.1% of the event's history.
  • Vincent Le — 3×3 blindfolded single 3:54.55: into the top 66.8% of the event's history.
  • Kevin Wu — 3×3 one-handed single 45.24: into the top 71.8% of the event's history.
  • Mike Bennett — 3×3 one-handed single 48.46: into the top 75.3% of the event's history.
  • Mark Polinkovsky (Марк Полинковский) — 3×3 single 39.40: into the top 76.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve 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

48 competitors · 118 results · 4 events.

Everyone who competed

48 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.