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Competitions · United States

Westchester Fall 2008

Valhalla, New York · 22 November 2008 · 9 events · 60 competitors · 54 personal bests

Dan Cohen won five of the nine events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Master Magic, won by Sam Boyles by 0.17 seconds. 60 competitors produced 54 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Patrick Jameson set the Magic single continental record: 0.94.

Five wins
Dan Cohen — 3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Square-1
0.17s
closest final — Master Magic, Sam Boyles over Bob Burton
54
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dan Cohen12.6613.80
2×2Erik Johnson4.134.48
3×3 blindfoldedDan Cohen1:29.69
3×3 one-handedDan Cohen20.6923.13
ClockDavid Woner11.7713.20
PyraminxDan Cohen8.6110.15
Square-1Dan Cohen15.1821.05
MagicSam Boyles1.211.48
Master MagicSam Boyles3.093.48

The PB harvest

54 set · 11 still standing
  • Kevin Jiang — 3×3 single 12.97: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Weierich — 3×3 single 14.09: into the top 21.3% of the event's history.
  • James Kobel — 3×3 single 19.21: into the top 37.7% of the event's history.
  • Colby Oleksy — Magic single 1.80: into the top 54.3% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Li — Magic single 1.80: into the top 54.3% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Weierich — 3×3 one-handed single 36.05: into the top 59.2% of the event's history.
  • Lacey Burton — Magic single 1.90: into the top 60.1% of the event's history.
  • Rob Smith — 3×3 single 53.40: into the top 88.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

60 competitors · 221 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

60 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.