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Austrian Open 2012

Vienna · 31 March 2012 · 18 events · 67 competitors · 155 personal bests

Marcell Endrey won four of the 18 events (3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Master Magic, won by Michael Röhrer by 0.01 seconds. 67 competitors produced 155 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Marcell Endrey set the 5×5 blindfolded single world record: 7:59.16.

Four wins

Marcell Endrey — 3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind

0.01s

closest final — Master Magic, Michael Röhrer over Sanio Kasumovic

155

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Stefan Huber	9.91	11.94
2×2	Bence Barát	2.80	3.13
4×4	Erik Akkersdijk	35.33	39.37
5×5	Erik Akkersdijk	1:11.63	1:17.55
6×6	Bence Barát	2:23.00	2:36.39
7×7	Bence Barát	3:20.25	3:28.62
3×3 blindfolded	Marcell Endrey	40.93	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Sébastien Auroux	27 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Moritz Karl	14.53	16.22
Clock	Sébastien Auroux	10.94	11.76
Megaminx	Matic Omulec	56.43	1:02.80
Pyraminx	Brúnó Bereczki	2.84	3.88
Square-1	Michael Röhrer	16.33	18.68
4×4 blindfolded	Marcell Endrey	4:26.09	—
5×5 blindfolded	Marcell Endrey	7:59.16	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Marcell Endrey	20 of 23 cubes · 51:18	—
Magic	Hunor Bózsing	1.15	1.42
Master Magic	Michael Röhrer	2.59	2.68

The PB harvest

155 set · 32 still standing

Thomas Millen — 3×3 single 9.56: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
Frank Ebel — 3×3 single 9.94: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
Matic Omulec — Master Magic single 2.84: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
Pablo Grasböck — Master Magic single 2.84: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
Jakob Kogler — 4×4 blindfolded single 4:50.03: into the top 20.8% of the event's history.
Simon Brunner — 3×3 single 14.31: into the top 22.1% of the event's history.
Markus Reinisch — 3×3 single 14.58: into the top 23.0% of the event's history.
Olivér Nagy — Master Magic single 3.34: into the top 27.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 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

24 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

67 competitors · 736 results · 18 events.

Everyone who competed

67 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.