Competitions · Netherlands

Dutch Nationals 2016

Alkmaar · 1 October 2016 · 7 events · 93 competitors · 92 personal bests

Antonie Paterakis won three of the seven events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Reinier Schippers by 0.12 seconds. 93 competitors produced 92 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and 26 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Carmen Liu set the 3×3 single national record: 16.07.

Three wins

Antonie Paterakis — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5

0.12s

closest final — 3×3, Reinier Schippers over Antonie Paterakis

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Reinier Schippers	7.67	8.84
2×2	Antonie Paterakis	1.43	2.92
4×4	Antonie Paterakis	32.07	35.56
5×5	Antonie Paterakis	1:06.91	1:17.55
3×3 blindfolded	Ivo Bakker	38.56	—
3×3 one-handed	Owen de Heer	16.96	18.22
Pyraminx	Robin Verstraten	3.24	4.66

The PB harvest

92 set · 26 still standing

Thaddie Verploegh — 3×3 single 10.98: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
Evan van der Feen — 2×2 single 2.83: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
Nemi Verploegh — 3×3 single 11.56: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
Willem Bakker — 3×3 single 12.68: into the top 16.3% of the event's history.
Nemi Verploegh — 2×2 single 3.37: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.
Artsiom Dzenisiuk — Pyraminx single 5.85: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.
Thaddie Verploegh — 2×2 single 3.53: into the top 20.6% of the event's history.
Rick van Stralen — 2×2 single 3.70: into the top 22.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

26 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

93 competitors · 422 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. Reinier Schippers won it with a 8.84 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

93 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.