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Belgian Open 2006

Brussels · 6 May 2006 · 11 events · 20 competitors · 35 personal bests

Joël van Noort won three of the eleven events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Sander Hendrickx by 0.18 seconds. 20 competitors produced 35 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Lars Vandenbergh set the Square-1 single world record: 25.04.

Three wins
Joël van Noort — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.18s
closest final — Magic, Sander Hendrickx over Gilles van den Peereboom
35
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Joël van Noort14.0814.73
2×2Alexander Ooms5.127.82
4×4Ron van Bruchem56.411:07.87
5×5Michael Fung2:04.282:12.19
3×3 blindfoldedGilles van den Peereboom7:05.15
3×3 one-handedJoël van Noort30.7335.60
ClockAlexander Ooms9.8310.48
MegaminxJoël van Noort2:30.062:45.85
Square-1Lars Vandenbergh25.0433.42
MagicSander Hendrickx1.591.94
Master MagicAlexander Ooms2.963.21

The PB harvest

35 set · 6 still standing
  • Alexander Ooms — Clock single 9.83: into the top 24.2% of the event's history.
  • Koen Heltzel — Master Magic single 3.92: into the top 42.2% of the event's history.
  • Sander Hendrickx — 3×3 single 23.05: into the top 48.0% of the event's history.
  • Koen Heltzel — Magic single 1.79: into the top 54.2% of the event's history.
  • Maureen aan de Wiel — 3×3 single 44.13: into the top 81.2% of the event's history.
  • Gilles van den Peereboom — Megaminx single 4:06.25: into the top 90.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 580 people who made their debut in 2006. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

19 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

20 competitors · 107 results · 11 events.

Everyone who competed

20 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.