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Dutch Nationals 2018

Hoogland · 22 September 2018 · 12 events · 142 competitors · 288 personal bests

Mats Valk won five of the twelve events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Mika Smulders by 0.09 seconds. 142 competitors produced 288 personal bests, 60 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Antonie Paterakis set the 7×7 single national record: 2:59.51.

Five wins
Mats Valk — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.09s
closest final — 2×2, Mika Smulders over Mattheo de Wit
288
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Antonie Paterakis6.597.77
2×2Mika Smulders1.512.10
4×4Mats Valk27.9931.11
5×5Mats Valk50.1054.55
6×6Mats Valk1:36.951:42.45
7×7Antonie Paterakis2:59.513:09.34
3×3 blindfoldedOlivier Vos46.84—
3×3 one-handedMats Valk10.4914.12
MegaminxMats Valk42.4749.83
PyraminxRobin Verstraten2.963.47
SkewbMattheo de Wit3.133.60
Square-1Tijmen van der Ree8.929.88

The PB harvest

288 set · 60 still standing
  • David Vos — 3×3 single 6.88: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Luca Rengers — Skewb single 2.25: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Jade Geels — 3×3 one-handed single 12.24: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Joris Mühlsteff — 3×3 single 9.75: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
  • Luca Rengers — 3×3 single 9.75: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
  • Jesper Swinkels — Skewb single 3.49: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
  • Silvan Mors — Pyraminx single 4.02: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
  • Tijn Ezendam — Skewb single 3.56: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

25 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

10 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

142 competitors · 1310 results · 12 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 7.77 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

142 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.