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Amstelveen Open 2012

Amstelveen · 22 September 2012 · 7 events · 32 competitors · 29 personal bests

Mats Valk won four of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Mats Valk by 0.16 seconds. 32 competitors produced 29 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Antonie Paterakis set the Pyraminx average national record: 13.30.

Four wins
Mats Valk — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.16s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Mats Valk over Erik Akkersdijk
29
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mats Valk7.868.97
2×2Mats Valk2.913.46
4×4Mats Valk28.8633.92
5×5Erik Akkersdijk1:12.501:15.34
3×3 blindfoldedErik Akkersdijk2:16.47
3×3 one-handedMats Valk16.0319.24
PyraminxErik Akkersdijk4.536.58

The PB harvest

29 set · 10 still standing
  • Sarah Willemart — 3×3 single 11.94: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
  • Ruben Smits — 3×3 single 13.69: into the top 19.9% of the event's history.
  • Ruben Smits — 2×2 single 3.84: into the top 24.4% of the event's history.
  • Robin Deun — Pyraminx single 6.80: into the top 26.2% of the event's history.
  • Sarah Willemart — 4×4 single 58.27: into the top 34.6% of the event's history.
  • Hans van der Zijden — 3×3 single 19.08: into the top 37.3% of the event's history.
  • Roy van den Hazel — 3×3 single 19.56: into the top 38.7% of the event's history.
  • Dick van Zalinge — Pyraminx single 9.02: into the top 45.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

32 competitors · 197 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

32 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.