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Belgian Open 2009

Brussels · 28 February 2009 · 16 events · 46 competitors · 77 personal bests

Erik Akkersdijk won seven of the 16 events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Master Magic, won by Erik Akkersdijk by 0.04 seconds. 46 competitors produced 77 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Raphaëlle Stuer set the Master Magic single national record: 17.56.

Seven wins
Erik Akkersdijk — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Megaminx, Master Magic
0.04s
closest final — Master Magic, Erik Akkersdijk over Clément Gallet
77
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mats Valk11.5513.26
2×2Erik Akkersdijk4.004.39
4×4Erik Akkersdijk43.6553.49
5×5Erik Akkersdijk1:25.461:29.45
6×6Erik Akkersdijk3:12.563:21.69
7×7Erik Akkersdijk4:51.305:02.71
3×3 blindfoldedClément Gallet1:55.03
3×3 Fewest MovesClément Gallet36 moves
3×3 one-handedRama Temmink18.3820.17
ClockKoen Wermer8.349.66
MegaminxErik Akkersdijk1:08.281:13.13
PyraminxGuillaume Sintes5.977.65
Square-1Philippe Virouleau30.2536.41
3×3 Multi-BlindClément Gallet4 of 4 cubes · 28:35
MagicLila Guéret1.301.51
Master MagicErik Akkersdijk3.814.14

The PB harvest

77 set · 16 still standing
  • Guillain Potron — Pyraminx single 5.52: into the top 16.6% of the event's history.
  • Lila Guéret — Magic single 1.30: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.
  • Clément Gallet — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:55.03: into the top 31.7% of the event's history.
  • Gilles Roux — 3×3 one-handed single 26.05: into the top 37.0% of the event's history.
  • Tobias Daneels — Pyraminx single 9.56: into the top 49.5% of the event's history.
  • Sander Hendrickx — 2×2 single 5.96: into the top 50.5% of the event's history.
  • Anh Tuan Nguyen — 2×2 single 6.28: into the top 53.7% of the event's history.
  • Tobias Daneels — 3×3 one-handed single 33.72: into the top 54.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,600 people who made their debut in 2009. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

18 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

46 competitors · 361 results · 16 events.

Everyone who competed

46 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.