Competitions · United States
Wisconsin Open 2008
Fox Point, Wisconsin · 4 October 2008 · 8 events · 19 competitors · 26 personal bests
Phil Thomas won five of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Waris Ali by 0.17 seconds. 19 competitors produced 26 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Leo Christopoulos took a 2×2 single of 10.75 down to 4.77, 56 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Phil Thomas | 13.38 | 14.43 |
| 2×2 | Phil Thomas | 1.86 | 3.87 |
| 4×4 | Phil Thomas | 58.68 | 1:06.52 |
| 5×5 | Phil Thomas | 1:39.83 | 1:46.77 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Nikhil Charles | 2:08.94 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Phil Thomas | 22.38 | 27.89 |
| Megaminx | Grant Tregay | 1:52.96 | 2:00.50 |
| Magic | Waris Ali | 1.53 | 1.99 |
The PB harvest
26 set · 10 still standing- Phil Thomas — 2×2 single 1.86: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
- Jordan Rattner — 3×3 single 19.97: into the top 39.9% of the event's history.
- Jordan Rattner — 2×2 single 6.02: into the top 51.1% of the event's history.
- Jake Rueth — 2×2 single 6.05: into the top 51.4% of the event's history.
- Jordan Rattner — 3×3 one-handed single 47.46: into the top 74.3% of the event's history.
- Phil Thomas — Magic single 2.41: into the top 80.3% of the event's history.
- Jordan Rattner — 4×4 single 2:05.47: into the top 84.1% of the event's history.
- Betty Tregay — 3×3 single 53.21: into the top 88.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eleven 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
19 competitors · 97 results · 8 events.
Everyone who competed
19 competitorsReading 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.