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Dutch Nationals 2015

Amstelveen · 27 September 2015 · 7 events · 78 competitors · 73 personal bests

Antonie Paterakis won three of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Jan Bentlage by 0.36 seconds. 78 competitors produced 73 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and 28 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Michael Mkrtchyan set the 5×5 single national record: 1:36.45.

Three wins
Antonie Paterakis — 3×3, 2×2, 5×5
0.36s
closest final — Pyraminx, Jan Bentlage over Daniël Kassab
73
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Antonie Paterakis8.3810.12
2×2Antonie Paterakis1.652.04
4×4Reinier Schippers32.7937.91
5×5Antonie Paterakis1:24.321:28.17
3×3 blindfoldedIvo Bakker53.84
3×3 one-handedJan Bentlage17.1420.39
PyraminxJan Bentlage3.974.99

The PB harvest

73 set · 24 still standing
  • Tom Kooijman — 3×3 single 11.87: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.
  • Michael Mkrtchyan — 3×3 single 13.48: into the top 19.1% of the event's history.
  • Joost van Engelen — 3×3 single 14.49: into the top 22.7% of the event's history.
  • Thijs Rondaan — Pyraminx single 6.74: into the top 25.7% of the event's history.
  • Sander de Lange — 3×3 single 16.48: into the top 29.3% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Freeman — 3×3 single 16.79: into the top 30.3% of the event's history.
  • Michael Mkrtchyan — 5×5 single 1:36.45: into the top 32.6% of the event's history.
  • Armin de Vaan — 3×3 single 18.33: into the top 35.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

28 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

78 competitors · 361 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. Antonie Paterakis won it with a 10.12 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

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.