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UCSD Summer competition 2008

La Jolla, California · 12 July 2008 · 6 events · 43 competitors · 40 personal bests

Dan Dzoan won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Dan Dzoan by 0.17 seconds. 43 competitors produced 40 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Nick Young set the Square-1 single continental record: 16.59.

Three wins
Dan Dzoan — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.17s
closest final — 3×3, Dan Dzoan over Ron van Bruchem
40
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dan Dzoan13.2515.07
2×2Sikan Li6.407.03
4×4Dan Dzoan1:01.771:07.28
3×3 blindfoldedLeyan Lo1:20.38
3×3 one-handedDan Dzoan19.7123.16
Square-1Nick Young16.5923.55

The PB harvest

40 set · 11 still standing
  • Seamus Sullivan — 3×3 single 13.90: into the top 20.6% of the event's history.
  • Kevin Diaz — 3×3 single 19.93: into the top 39.7% of the event's history.
  • Joseph Blackman — 3×3 single 20.98: into the top 42.7% of the event's history.
  • Alton Hitchcock Jr. — 3×3 single 27.59: into the top 58.0% of the event's history.
  • Kevin Jorgensen — 3×3 one-handed single 35.66: into the top 58.4% of the event's history.
  • Shelley Chang — 4×4 single 1:24.71: into the top 59.7% of the event's history.
  • Chad Alexander — 3×3 single 29.21: into the top 61.1% of the event's history.
  • Jamil Saliba — 3×3 single 34.73: into the top 70.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

43 competitors · 137 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

43 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.