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Cologne Open 2018

Rösrath · 14 July 2018 · 11 events · 110 competitors · 164 personal bests

Philipp Weyer won three of the eleven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Elias Malomgré by 0.15 seconds. 110 competitors produced 164 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Philipp Weyer set the 3×3 average continental record: 6.41.

Three wins
Philipp Weyer — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.15s
closest final — Skewb, Elias Malomgré over Henri Gerber
164
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Philipp Weyer6.106.41
2×2Noah Kraft1.942.31
4×4Philipp Weyer28.3130.99
5×5Philipp Weyer55.3657.41
3×3 blindfoldedJens Haber30.28—
3×3 Fewest MovesMarcel Peters27 moves28.33
3×3 one-handedSimon Kalhofer11.5812.44
ClockJan Bentlage6.907.42
PyraminxHenri Gerber2.934.50
SkewbElias Malomgré3.934.78
Square-1Henri Gerber8.4413.50

The PB harvest

164 set · 32 still standing
  • Jan Staubach — 3×3 one-handed single 12.47: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Alexandros Efremidis — Clock single 7.33: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
  • Constantin Lüske — Skewb single 4.28: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.
  • Jan Staubach — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:02.35: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
  • Robin Densing — 3×3 single 13.16: into the top 18.0% of the event's history.
  • Jacob Siebert — 3×3 single 13.53: into the top 19.3% of the event's history.
  • Meriko Seidel — 3×3 single 13.82: into the top 20.3% of the event's history.
  • Meriko Seidel — 2×2 single 3.54: into the top 20.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

30 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

9 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

110 competitors · 918 results · 11 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. Philipp Weyer won it with a 6.41 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

110 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.