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Belgian Open 2010

Leuven · 22 May 2010 · 18 events · 65 competitors · 136 personal bests

Erik Akkersdijk won seven of the 18 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Claudio Müller by 0.01 seconds. 65 competitors produced 136 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Maarten Smit set the Clock average continental record: 8.10.

Seven wins
Erik Akkersdijk — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.01s
closest final — Pyraminx, Claudio Müller over Jens Diewald
136
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Erik Akkersdijk8.8411.08
2×2Alexander Springhorn3.343.97
4×4Erik Akkersdijk42.3850.37
5×5Erik Akkersdijk1:13.031:18.37
6×6Erik Akkersdijk2:50.803:04.11
7×7Erik Akkersdijk4:29.304:40.74
3×3 blindfoldedMaarten Smit1:05.09
3×3 Fewest MovesMats Valk29 moves
3×3 one-handedErik Akkersdijk15.9619.99
ClockMaarten Smit7.058.10
MegaminxErik Akkersdijk1:02.361:04.62
PyraminxClaudio Müller5.727.23
Square-1Maarten Smit15.4723.26
4×4 blindfoldedDaniel Sheppard10:51.00
5×5 blindfoldedFrançois Courtès
3×3 Multi-BlindDaniel Sheppard7 of 7 cubes · 44:15
MagicTristan Paulussen1.221.41
Master MagicClément Gallet3.223.35

The PB harvest

136 set · 21 still standing
  • Maarten Smit — Magic single 1.16: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
  • Shijie Hu (胡世杰) — 3×3 single 16.02: into the top 27.9% of the event's history.
  • Mickaël Kourganoff — 3×3 single 19.69: into the top 39.1% of the event's history.
  • Charlie Cooper — 2×2 single 5.05: into the top 40.0% of the event's history.
  • Geo Van Rode — 3×3 single 20.46: into the top 41.2% of the event's history.
  • Maarten Smit — 7×7 single 4:33.59: into the top 42.3% of the event's history.
  • Jens Diewald — Magic single 1.66: into the top 45.1% of the event's history.
  • Charlie Cooper — 3×3 one-handed single 32.46: into the top 52.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,985 people who made their debut in 2010. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

12 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

65 competitors · 525 results · 18 events.

Everyone who competed

65 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.