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Altbier 2012

Düsseldorf · 25 February 2012 · 14 events · 38 competitors · 81 personal bests

Erik Akkersdijk won six of the 14 events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Leandro Baltazar by 0.13 seconds. 38 competitors produced 81 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Leandro Baltazar set the 3×3 single national record: 11.46.

Six wins
Erik Akkersdijk — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 with feet
0.13s
closest final — Pyraminx, Leandro Baltazar over Sébastien Auroux
81
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Leon Schmidtchen10.3410.79
2×2Erik Akkersdijk2.943.41
4×4Erik Akkersdijk38.5541.54
5×5Erik Akkersdijk1:11.251:17.96
6×6Erik Akkersdijk2:43.842:54.95
3×3 blindfoldedSébastien Auroux1:58.77
3×3 Fewest MovesErik Akkersdijk24 moves
3×3 one-handedMoritz Karl16.3417.92
ClockLaura Ohrndorf8.138.97
PyraminxLeandro Baltazar4.085.84
Square-1Michael Röhrer20.1922.56
3×3 with feetErik Akkersdijk54.501:04.07
MagicSanio Kasumovic1.131.33
Master MagicQuentin Lefebvre2.112.28

The PB harvest

81 set · 25 still standing
  • Leandro Baltazar — Master Magic single 2.11: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Christian Dirks — 3×3 one-handed single 11.80: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Tobias Droste — Pyraminx single 3.34: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Marvin Strehl — Pyraminx single 4.31: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
  • Jan Bentlage — Magic single 1.18: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
  • Michael Röhrer — Magic single 1.22: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
  • Nils Feuer — Master Magic single 2.80: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.
  • David Schult — 2×2 single 3.53: into the top 20.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Two people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,376 people who made their debut in 2012. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

17 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

38 competitors · 501 results · 14 events.

Everyone who competed

38 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.