Competitions · Germany

Aachen Open 2009

Aachen · 10 January 2009 · 17 events · 88 competitors · 108 personal bests

Erik Akkersdijk won six of the 17 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Monika Zimmermann by 0.16 seconds. 88 competitors produced 108 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and 44 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Erik Akkersdijk set the 4×4 single world record: 40.05.

Six wins

Erik Akkersdijk — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx

0.16s

closest final — Magic, Monika Zimmermann over Robin Blöhm

108

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Erik Akkersdijk	10.68	11.98
2×2	Erik Akkersdijk	3.93	4.70
4×4	Erik Akkersdijk	40.05	47.94
5×5	Erik Akkersdijk	1:17.34	1:28.64
3×3 blindfolded	Dennis Strehlau	1:38.38	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Clément Gallet	32 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Erik Akkersdijk	22.66	24.96
Clock	Dennis Strehlau	11.34	13.53
Megaminx	Erik Akkersdijk	1:06.83	1:17.54
Pyraminx	Ron van Bruchem	4.84	8.20
Square-1	Lars Vandenbergh	21.02	25.01
4×4 blindfolded	Tim Habermaas	9:56.94	—
5×5 blindfolded	Sébastien Auroux	—	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Dennis Strehlau	7 of 8 cubes · 33:12	—
Magic	Monika Zimmermann	1.28	1.40
Master Magic	Laetitia Lemoine	5.33	5.65
3×3 Multi-Blind (old style)	Dennis Strehlau	7 of 8 cubes · 33:12	—

The PB harvest

108 set · 9 still standing

Stefan Pochmann — 3×3 single 9.56: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
Dennis Strehlau — Pyraminx single 6.59: into the top 24.6% of the event's history.
Valeri Leich — 3×3 single 20.02: into the top 40.0% of the event's history.
Dennis Strehlau — Megaminx single 1:57.03: into the top 44.1% of the event's history.
Simon Weingarten — 3×3 single 23.86: into the top 50.0% of the event's history.
Jens Diewald — 3×3 Multi-Blind (old style) single 1 of 2 cubes · 14:13: into the top 57.6% of the event's history.
Lukas Kalkhoff — 3×3 single 31.94: into the top 65.8% of the event's history.
Raffael Ort — 5×5 single 2:37.46: into the top 69.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

44 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,600 people who made their debut in 2009. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

15 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

88 competitors · 435 results · 17 events.

Everyone who competed

88 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.