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Belgian Nationals 2023

Seraing · 21 October 2023 · 14 events · 138 competitors · 249 personal bests

Patrick Ponce won seven of the 14 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Vincent Chan by 0.09 seconds. 138 competitors produced 249 personal bests, 58 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Alex Casian set the 3×3 single national record: 6.84.

Seven wins
Patrick Ponce — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.09s
closest final — Square-1, Vincent Chan over Paul Luciw
249
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Patrick Ponce5.206.59
2×2Mattheo de Wit1.431.71
4×4Patrick Ponce22.4125.79
5×5Patrick Ponce42.5145.34
6×6Patrick Ponce1:23.531:27.58
7×7Patrick Ponce2:19.312:25.80
3×3 blindfoldedOlivier Vos20.16—
3×3 Fewest MovesMattheo de Wit27 moves—
3×3 one-handedPatrick Ponce9.039.45
ClockMattheo de Wit4.085.55
MegaminxPatrick Ponce37.2043.05
PyraminxMatthias Schegers2.422.80
SkewbMattheo de Wit2.003.46
Square-1Vincent Chan6.818.69

The PB harvest

249 set · 58 still standing
  • Tomáš Zatroch — 3×3 single 5.59: into the top 0.28% of the event's history.
  • Joran Pauwels — 2×2 single 1.13: into the top 0.85% of the event's history.
  • Guillaume David — 2×2 single 1.14: into the top 0.87% of the event's history.
  • Lorenz Hurlet — 3×3 single 6.63: into the top 0.96% of the event's history.
  • Alex Casian — 3×3 single 6.84: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Arthur Van Broeckhoven — 3×3 one-handed single 12.69: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Jorian Meeuse — 3×3 one-handed single 12.79: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
  • Victor Roets — Pyraminx single 3.34: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

14 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

138 competitors · 1217 results · 14 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Patrick Ponce won it with a 6.59 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1D' R2 D' F2 L2 U F2 L' D' R' B' U L D2 B F R D F2
  2. 2L2 U2 B2 L D2 F2 L' U2 B D L B' L2 R' B2 D2 U' B
  3. 3L2 B2 R U' F2 L2 D2 R2 D2 U' B2 U' B' L R' U2 F' D2 R
  4. 4L D2 L' B2 D2 L B2 R B' L D2 B D' U L' B2 D' F D
  5. 5F' B2 R B2 R U2 R B2 U' B R2 D' R2 U D2 L2 U B2 F

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

138 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.