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Düsseldorf Open 2010

Düsseldorf · 24 July 2010 · 18 events · 80 competitors · 153 personal bests

Erik Akkersdijk won six of the 18 events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Mats Valk by 0.08 seconds. 80 competitors produced 153 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Claudio Müller set the 2×2 single national record: 2.36.

Six wins
Erik Akkersdijk — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed
0.08s
closest final — 3×3, Mats Valk over Erik Akkersdijk
153
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mats Valk10.3110.89
2×2Erik Akkersdijk2.653.58
4×4Erik Akkersdijk43.1550.06
5×5Erik Akkersdijk1:18.841:22.07
6×6Erik Akkersdijk2:56.433:07.17
7×7Erik Akkersdijk4:06.664:22.55
3×3 blindfoldedKai Jiptner1:23.27
3×3 Fewest MovesSébastien Auroux30 moves
3×3 one-handedErik Akkersdijk16.7119.03
ClockStefan Pochmann9.8611.54
MegaminxPasquale Lombardozzi1:03.301:09.00
PyraminxNiklas Spies6.227.85
Square-1Jörg Seidler20.7726.51
4×4 blindfoldedKai Jiptner6:09.94
5×5 blindfoldedKai Jiptner
3×3 Multi-BlindKai Jiptner12 of 14 cubes · 46:09
MagicJan Dickmann0.900.92
Master MagicHuy Dao3.383.70

The PB harvest

153 set · 20 still standing
  • Claudio Müller — 2×2 single 2.36: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
  • Jan Smarschevski — 2×2 single 2.38: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
  • Lars Reffelmann — Pyraminx single 4.86: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
  • Huy Dao — 2×2 single 3.36: into the top 18.5% of the event's history.
  • Michiel van der Blonk — 3×3 single 14.03: into the top 21.1% of the event's history.
  • Reiner Thomsen — 3×3 single 17.09: into the top 31.3% of the event's history.
  • Raffael Ort — Magic single 1.53: into the top 34.9% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Budiman — 3×3 single 21.11: into the top 43.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 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

13 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

80 competitors · 624 results · 18 events.

Everyone who competed

80 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.