LogoDa Vinci Science Center competition 2008
- Date
- Jun 14 - 15, 2008
- City
- Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Venue
- Address
- 3145 Hamilton Boulevard B, Allentown, PA 18103, USA
- Website
- Da Vinci Science Center competition 2008 website
- Contact
- Organizer
- Dan Cohen
- WCA Delegate
- Bob Burton
- Information
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 40
- Registration requirements
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- Highlights
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Jason Baum won with an average of 11.97 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Mitchell Stern finished second (12.49) and Rowe Hessler finished third (14.39).
World records: Dan Cohen 4x4x4 Cube 46.03 (single).
North American records: Dan Cohen 4x4x4 Cube 56.54 (average), 5x5x5 Cube 1:38.40 (average), Clock 9.13 (single), Clock 9.84 (average), and Pyraminx 5.59 (single); Jason Baum 3x3x3 Cube 11.97 (average).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Jason Baum | 10.84 | 11.97 | NAR | United States | 12.25 | 13.21 | 11.05 | 10.84 | 12.61 | ||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Erik Johnson | 4.18 | 4.70 | United States | 4.18 | 4.43 | 5.08 | 4.59 | 5.58 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Dan Cohen | 46.03 | WR | 56.54 | NAR | United States | 57.52 | 1:13.03 | 55.08 | 57.03 | 46.03 | |
| 5x5x5 Cube | Dan Cohen | 1:36.31 | 1:42.32 | United States | 1:36.31 | 1:41.91 | 1:45.08 | 1:48.16 | 1:39.98 | |||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Rowe Hessler | 1:32.05 | DNF | United States | DNF | 1:32.05 | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Tim Reynolds | 34 | United States | 34 | ||||||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Jason Baum | 19.15 | 22.35 | United States | 22.86 | 27.59 | 19.15 | 22.75 | 21.43 | |||
| Clock | Dan Cohen | 9.13 | NAR | 9.84 | NAR | United States | 9.69 | 9.13 | 10.71 | |||
| Megaminx | Joshua Berg | 1:40.80 | 1:51.26 | United States | 1:40.80 | 1:55.18 | 1:57.81 | |||||
| Pyraminx | Dan Cohen | 5.59 | NAR | 9.09 | United States | 8.56 | 13.88 | 5.59 | 8.86 | 9.86 | ||
| Square-1 | Gavin Nelson | 21.56 | 28.83 | United States | 39.86 | 25.06 | 21.56 | |||||
| Magic | Tim Reynolds | 1.11 | 1.15 | United States | 1.11 | 1.19 | 1.11 | 3.22 | 1.15 | |||
| Master Magic | Sam Boyles | 2.36 | 2.95 | United States | 3.31 | 2.36 | 3.15 | 2.40 | 4.31 | |||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | |||
| Final | Ao5 | ||||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Final | Ao5 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 2 attempts to get < 1:30.00 | ||
| 5x5x5 Cube | First round | Ao5 | |||
| Final | Ao5 | ||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | |||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Final | Bo1 | 1 hour | ||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 2 attempts to get < 45.00 | ||
| Clock | Final | Mo3 | |||
| Megaminx | Final | Mo3 | |||
| Pyraminx | Final | Ao5 | |||
| Square-1 | Final | Mo3 | |||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | Bo1 | |||
| Magic | Final | Ao5 | |||
| Master Magic | Final | Ao5 |
Time limit
If you reach the time limit during your solve, the judge will stop you and your result will be DNF (see Regulation A1a4).
Cutoff
The result to beat to proceed to the second phase of a cutoff round (see Regulation 9g).
Format
The format describes how to determine the ranking of competitors based on their results. The list of allowed formats per event is described in Regulation 9b. See Regulation 9f for a description of each format.