LogoWashington DC Open 2008
- Date
- May 17, 2008
- City
- Alexandria, Virginia, United States
- Venue
- Address
- 6560 Braddock Road, Alexandria, VA 22312
- Website
- Washington DC Open 2008 website
- Contact
- Organizer
- Mitchell Stern
- WCA Delegate
- Bob Burton
- Registration requirements
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- Highlights
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Jason Baum won with an average of 13.10 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Mitchell Stern finished second (13.68) and John Tamanas finished third (15.78).
World records: Chris Hardwick 5x5x5 Blindfolded 15:22.00 (single).
North American records: Dan Cohen 5x5x5 Cube 1:38.59 (average), Clock 11.78 (single), and Pyraminx 5.66 (single); Tim Reynolds Pyraminx 8.85 (average).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Jason Baum | 11.07 | 13.10 | United States | 11.07 | 15.37 | 12.18 | 13.12 | 14.01 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Mitchell Stern | 3.69 | 5.84 | United States | 3.69 | 6.18 | 7.06 | 5.63 | 5.70 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Dan Cohen | 54.06 | 1:04.82 | United States | 1:03.12 | 1:13.31 | 58.64 | 1:12.69 | 54.06 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Dan Cohen | 1:30.21 | 1:38.59 | NAR | United States | 1:30.21 | 1:44.31 | 1:32.94 | 1:38.53 | 1:46.44 | ||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Chris Hardwick | 1:56.78 | DNF | United States | DNF | 1:56.78 | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Chris Hardwick | 32 | United States | 32 | ||||||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Jason Baum | 24.85 | 27.05 | United States | 27.08 | 26.97 | 27.09 | 24.85 | 31.69 | |||
| Clock | Bob Burton | 15.15 | 15.97 | United States | 17.51 | 15.24 | 15.15 | |||||
| Pyraminx | Tim Reynolds | 7.53 | 8.85 | NAR | United States | 8.61 | 12.59 | 7.75 | 10.19 | 7.53 | ||
| Square-1 | Gavin Nelson | 36.21 | 44.63 | United States | 39.59 | 36.21 | 58.09 | |||||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Chris Hardwick | 15:22.00 | WR | United States | DNF | 15:22.00 | ||||||
| Magic | Tim Reynolds | 1.22 | 1.27 | United States | 1.24 | 1.30 | 1.22 | 1.26 | 3.18 | |||
| Master Magic | Dan Cohen | 2.56 | 3.55 | United States | 4.13 | 2.86 | 3.65 | 5.00 | 2.56 | |||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | |||
| Second round | Ao5 | ||||
| Final | Ao5 | ||||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 2 attempts to get < 10.00 | ||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 2 attempts to get < 1:30.00 | ||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 2 attempts to get < 3:00.00 | ||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | |||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Final | Bo1 | 1 hour | ||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 2 attempts to get < 1:00.00 | ||
| Clock | Final | Mo3 | |||
| Pyraminx | Final | Ao5 | |||
| Square-1 | Final | Mo3 | |||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | Bo2 | |||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Final | Bo2 | |||
| Magic | Final | Ao5 | |||
| Master Magic | Final | Ao5 | |||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind Old Style | Final | Bo1 |
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.