Competitions · Netherlands
Dutch Nationals 2014
Amstelveen · 28 September 2014 · 7 events · 62 competitors · 40 personal bests
Mats Valk won five of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Mats Valk by 0.06 seconds. 62 competitors produced 40 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Mats Valk | 6.51 | 8.06 |
| 2×2 | Mats Valk | 2.09 | 2.95 |
| 4×4 | Mats Valk | 29.11 | 30.83 |
| 5×5 | Mats Valk | 1:06.15 | 1:11.89 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Ivo Bakker | 51.78 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Mats Valk | 14.39 | 16.94 |
| Pyraminx | Daniël Kassab | 4.53 | 5.52 |
The PB harvest
40 set · 8 still standing- Maarten van Tol — 2×2 single 2.80: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
- Joost van Engelen — 2×2 single 3.44: into the top 19.4% of the event's history.
- Marcel Poots — 3×3 single 17.25: into the top 31.8% of the event's history.
- Joris Mühlsteff — 3×3 one-handed single 27.45: into the top 40.5% of the event's history.
- Marcel Poots — Pyraminx single 8.84: into the top 43.4% of the event's history.
- Julian Alexander Jonkmans — 2×2 single 5.88: into the top 49.6% of the event's history.
- Maarten van Tol — Pyraminx single 16.40: into the top 86.2% of the event's history.
- Paul Hille — 2×2 single 14.82: into the top 90.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
30 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
7 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
62 competitors · 282 results · 7 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 8.06 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B2 L2 D L2 D' F2 R F L U L2 F2 L U2 B2 F L' - 2
L U B R' F2 B D B2 D' R U2 D2 F' U2 D2 F' R2 B2 R2 B2 U2 - 3
R2 B2 D2 L2 B2 D2 L2 B L U' F2 R2 D' L2 B U L2 D2 F2 - 4
U2 R2 D2 B2 D' B2 L' U F' D' B' D F2 R' D' R' B L2 - 5
R2 B2 F2 D' R2 F2 U' B2 D U2 B F L U2 R F D2 L D' R'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
62 competitors- Aadi Patwardhan
- Anisha Jahangir
- Antonie Paterakis
- Armin de Vaan
- Daan Baartmans
- Daniël Kassab
- David Vos
- Erik Akkersdijk
- Erwin Olie
- Febe Keijsper
- Frank Fluit
- Geert Bicler
- Gil Givony
- Hakan Deniz
- Hanneke Rijks
- Hedzer Buren
- Hugo Kruijt
- Hwee-Chong Fong
- Hwee-Siong Fong
- Itai Givony
- Ivo Bakker
- Jaap Rooks
- Jacco Krijnen
- Jakka Chang
- Jan Bentlage
- Jannie van den Heuvel
- Joost van Engelen
- Joris Mühlsteff
- Julian Alexander Jonkmans
- Kees van der Horst
- Kevin Goossens
- Koen Arens
- Lars Hendrikx
- Lino Morais Seabra
- Lujza Balog
- Maarten van Tol
- Manu Vereecken
- Marcel Poots
- Martijn Schippers
- Mats Valk
- Maya Engel
- Maya Sewradj
- Merijn Coenen
- Michael Mkrtchyan
- Noah Jadoenathmisier
- Noah van Beek
- Paul Hille
- Pieter Grabijn
- Pieter Zijlstra
- Quinten Andelhofs
- Reinier Schippers
- Rick van Slobbe
- Rick van Stralen
- Robert Antal
- Robin Verstraten
- Ron van Bruchem
- Samuel Freeman
- Sander de Lange
- Taneshwar Pranav Parankusam
- Tibout de Gooijer
- Wim Berkelmans
- Zheng Long Xia
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.