Competitions · Germany

Aachen Summer Open 2026

Aachen · 4 July 2026 · 8 events · 77 competitors · 80 personal bests

Mark Zimmermann won three of the eight events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Noah Kraft by 0.04 seconds. 77 competitors produced 80 personal bests, 63 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Philippe Mangen set the 3×3 single national record: 8.72.

Three wins

Mark Zimmermann — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7

0.04s

closest final — 2×2, Noah Kraft over Imanuel Müller

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Imanuel Müller	6.51	7.36
2×2	Noah Kraft	1.49	1.79
4×4	Cham J. Chambers	26.52	27.74
5×5	Mark Zimmermann	44.07	46.00
6×6	Mark Zimmermann	1:17.31	1:23.84
7×7	Mark Zimmermann	1:53.72	1:59.51
3×3 blindfolded	Jens Haber	17.25	19.57
Megaminx	Jonas Pilhöfer	34.49	37.74

The PB harvest

80 set · 63 still standing

Imanuel Müller — 4×4 single 21.31: into the top 0.13% of the event's history.
Robin Teune — 5×5 single 41.95: into the top 0.31% of the event's history.
Jonas Pilhöfer — 5×5 single 44.97: into the top 0.66% of the event's history.
Ivo Stoutjesdijk — 3×3 blindfolded single 17.96: into the top 0.77% of the event's history.
Vincent Chan — 5×5 single 47.44: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Liah Sen Gupta — 3×3 single 6.83: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Benedikt Thurm — 4×4 single 27.11: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Felix Christian Schmidt — 3×3 single 7.09: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

77 competitors · 722 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

77 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.