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Dutch Nationals 2017

Hoogland · 23 September 2017 · 9 events · 121 competitors · 175 personal bests

Mats Valk won three of the nine events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Antonie Paterakis by 0.11 seconds. 121 competitors produced 175 personal bests, 46 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Antonie Paterakis set the Skewb single national record: 1.75.

Three wins
Mats Valk — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.11s
closest final — 2×2, Antonie Paterakis over Mats Valk
175
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mats Valk6.918.28
2×2Antonie Paterakis1.342.01
4×4Mats Valk30.1730.92
5×5Mats Valk50.4156.09
3×3 blindfoldedSebastiano Tronto21.2825.46
3×3 one-handedAntonie Paterakis10.9815.04
PyraminxDaniël Kassab3.213.75
SkewbMattheo de Wit1.563.04
Square-1Tijmen van der Ree10.2115.34

The PB harvest

175 set · 46 still standing
  • Olivier Vos — Skewb single 2.54: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
  • Quinten Truyens — 2×2 single 2.60: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Tim Vergeer — Skewb single 4.21: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
  • Mike de Vries — Pyraminx single 5.50: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
  • Sietze Riemersma — 3×3 single 12.74: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.
  • Roy Janssens — 3×3 single 13.57: into the top 19.5% of the event's history.
  • Mike de Vries — 3×3 single 13.72: into the top 20.0% of the event's history.
  • Mike de Vries — Skewb single 5.45: into the top 21.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

121 competitors · 717 results · 9 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 8.28 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

121 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.