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Brussels Blind Open 2023

Brussels · 25 February 2023 · 5 events · 22 competitors · 25 personal bests

Jan Bentlage won two of the five events (3×3 Fewest Moves, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3 blindfolded, won by Jan Bentlage by 21.82 seconds. 22 competitors produced 25 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today.

The moment

A national record

Philippe Schwartz set the 3×3 blindfolded single national record: 1:21.61.

Two wins
Jan Bentlage — 3×3 Fewest Moves, 5×5 blindfolded
21.82s
closest final — 3×3 blindfolded, Jan Bentlage over Ivo Stoutjesdijk
25
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3 blindfoldedOlivier Vos18.81
3×3 Fewest MovesJan Bentlage20 moves22.33
4×4 blindfoldedDaniel Wallin1:56.68
5×5 blindfoldedJan Bentlage9:50.03
3×3 Multi-BlindDaniel Wallin35 of 36 cubes · 59:30

The PB harvest

25 set · 2 still standing
  • Manu Vereecken — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 35 moves: into the top 30.0% of the event's history.
  • Corentin Thomée — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 10 of 15 cubes · 56:29: into the top 40.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

No people competed for the first time at this competition. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

22 competitors · 106 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

22 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.