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Utah Open 2008

Salt Lake City, Utah · 17 May 2008 · 9 events · 26 competitors · 21 personal bests

Dan Dzoan won four of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Dan Dzoan by 0.56 seconds. 26 competitors produced 21 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫) set the Megaminx single national record: 3:58.43.

Four wins
Dan Dzoan — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.56s
closest final — 2×2, Dan Dzoan over Nicholas Harrison
21
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dan Dzoan11.1113.58
2×2Dan Dzoan5.818.21
4×4Dan Dzoan1:03.641:09.98
5×5Richard Meyer1:54.712:09.33
3×3 blindfoldedShelley Chang1:38.77
3×3 one-handedDan Dzoan20.5923.30
MegaminxRichard Meyer3:51.974:01.04
Square-1Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)35.2144.98
4×4 blindfoldedShelley Chang

The PB harvest

21 set · 8 still standing
  • Chris Riddle — 3×3 single 26.13: into the top 55.0% of the event's history.
  • Dan Knights — 4×4 single 1:25.55: into the top 60.3% of the event's history.
  • Chris Riddle — 2×2 single 7.90: into the top 67.2% of the event's history.
  • Dan Knights — 3×3 blindfolded single 4:38.71: into the top 75.9% of the event's history.
  • Chris Riddle — 4×4 single 2:05.71: into the top 84.2% of the event's history.
  • John Harris — 2×2 single 12.96: into the top 86.8% of the event's history.
  • Chris Riddle — 5×5 single 3:43.53: into the top 89.0% of the event's history.
  • Chris Riddle — 3×3 one-handed single 1:28.05: into the top 94.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 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 · 108 results · 9 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.