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Dutch Nationals 2011

Zaandam · 17 December 2011 · 9 events · 38 competitors · 63 personal bests

Mats Valk won four of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Karl Choi by 0.14 seconds. 38 competitors produced 63 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Mats Valk set the 4×4 single world record: 30.02.

Four wins
Mats Valk — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.14s
closest final — Magic, Karl Choi over Robin Deun
63
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mats Valk8.309.01
2×2Mats Valk1.583.57
4×4Mats Valk31.8136.39
5×5Erik Akkersdijk1:08.431:14.33
3×3 blindfoldedIvo Bakker1:06.56
3×3 Fewest MovesGuus Razoux Schultz31 moves
3×3 one-handedMats Valk15.1117.39
MagicKarl Choi1.001.07
Master MagicKarl Choi2.162.25

The PB harvest

63 set · 12 still standing
  • Luuk van der Vleuten — 3×3 single 14.09: into the top 21.3% of the event's history.
  • Ties de Wit — 2×2 single 3.69: into the top 22.6% of the event's history.
  • Ties de Wit — Magic single 1.38: into the top 22.8% of the event's history.
  • Arnaud van Galen — 3×3 one-handed single 23.65: into the top 30.5% of the event's history.
  • Sietse Vos — Magic single 1.59: into the top 39.6% of the event's history.
  • Brian Ouwehand — 3×3 single 28.84: into the top 60.5% of the event's history.
  • Luuk van der Vleuten — 5×5 single 2:26.00: into the top 63.9% of the event's history.
  • Dick van Zalinge — 4×4 single 1:45.33: into the top 74.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,302 people who made their debut in 2011. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

38 competitors · 248 results · 9 events.

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.