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De Wilg Open 2014

Lint · 5 April 2014 · 17 events · 38 competitors · 68 personal bests

Bence Barát won eight of the 17 events (6×6, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Bence Barát by 0.08 seconds. 38 competitors produced 68 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ivo Bakker set the 3×3 Multi-Blind single national record: 11 of 14 cubes · 57:34.

Eight wins
Bence Barát — 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed, Square-1, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded
0.08s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Bence Barát over Erik Akkersdijk
68
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mats Valk7.088.62
2×2Mats Valk2.402.80
4×4Mats Valk30.4434.15
5×5Mats Valk1:07.551:11.50
6×6Bence Barát2:15.002:18.31
7×7Bence Barát3:02.713:07.77
3×3 blindfoldedBence Barát1:03.13—
3×3 Fewest MovesBence Barát30 moves—
3×3 one-handedBence Barát18.0921.60
MegaminxErik Akkersdijk1:09.411:16.97
PyraminxCyril Barigand4.054.46
SkewbCyril Barigand7.889.09
Square-1Bence Barát18.8024.59
4×4 blindfoldedBence Barát9:29.17—
5×5 blindfoldedBence Barát22:52.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindIvo Bakker11 of 14 cubes · 57:34—
3×3 with feetErik Akkersdijk54.381:13.35

The PB harvest

68 set · 13 still standing
  • Dorian Dewez — Pyraminx single 5.28: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
  • Dorian Dewez — 2×2 single 3.13: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.
  • Mike Lamacq — 2×2 single 3.28: into the top 17.5% of the event's history.
  • Dorian Dewez — 3×3 single 13.18: into the top 18.1% of the event's history.
  • Wesley Vonk — 2×2 single 4.34: into the top 30.9% of the event's history.
  • Stijn Lombaerts — 2×2 single 4.71: into the top 35.6% of the event's history.
  • Nathan Vinaimont — 3×3 one-handed single 32.56: into the top 52.4% of the event's history.
  • Damien Crémer — 2×2 single 6.53: into the top 56.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

11 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

38 competitors · 367 results · 17 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. Mats Valk won it with a 8.62 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

38 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.