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Darmstadt Dodecahedron Days 2023

Darmstadt · 23 September 2023 · 7 events · 78 competitors · 92 personal bests

Kevin Gerhardt won four of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 6×6) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Duc Huynh by 0.07 seconds. 78 competitors produced 92 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Tuna Kaya Erdal took a 3×3 single of 39.37 down to 14.65, 63 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Kevin Gerhardt — 3×3, 4×4, 6×6, Megaminx

0.07s

closest final — Pyraminx, Duc Huynh over Eliah Mezler

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kevin Gerhardt	6.16	7.22
4×4	Kevin Gerhardt	22.31	26.42
5×5	Mark Zimmermann	51.33	51.91
6×6	Kevin Gerhardt	1:28.90	1:30.73
7×7	Mark Zimmermann	2:18.54	2:23.76
Megaminx	Kevin Gerhardt	35.63	37.80
Pyraminx	Duc Huynh	2.69	3.22

The PB harvest

92 set · 20 still standing

Laura Holzhauer — Pyraminx single 2.53: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
Jakob Schöley — Pyraminx single 3.14: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Christian Beemelmann — 4×4 single 34.01: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
Petr Samodelkin — 4×4 single 34.36: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
Ilhan M. Dumlupinar — 3×3 single 10.52: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
Erik Akkersdijk — 6×6 single 1:55.41: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
Finn Ickler — 7×7 single 3:08.94: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
Pier Patrick Gaub — 5×5 single 1:21.07: into the top 20.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

78 competitors · 632 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

78 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.