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Vancouver Open Summer 2008

Vancouver, British Columbia · 14 June 2008 · 7 events · 24 competitors · 8 personal bests

Ibrahim Vajgel-Shedid won three of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Patrick Lam by 0.34 seconds. 24 competitors produced 8 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jameson O'Connor took a 4×4 single of 4:45.06 down to 1:43.27, 64 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Ibrahim Vajgel-Shedid — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4
0.34s
closest final — Magic, Patrick Lam over Kristopher De Asis
8
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ibrahim Vajgel-Shedid12.8815.47
2×2Ibrahim Vajgel-Shedid4.255.61
4×4Ibrahim Vajgel-Shedid1:07.711:17.74
5×5Kristopher De Asis2:47.863:04.28
3×3 blindfoldedHong Chen3:23.90
3×3 one-handedDave Campbell30.0630.44
MagicPatrick Lam1.632.75

The PB harvest

8 set · 4 still standing
  • Patrick Lam — 3×3 single 17.53: into the top 32.7% of the event's history.
  • Hong Chen — 3×3 single 20.55: into the top 41.5% of the event's history.
  • Patrick Lam — Magic single 1.63: into the top 42.2% of the event's history.
  • Oscar Chen — 3×3 single 41.61: into the top 78.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

24 competitors · 95 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

24 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.