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Dutch Nationals 2024

Arnhem · 15 November 2024 · 17 events · 353 competitors · 589 personal bests

Patrick Ponce won five of the 17 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Twan Dullemond by 0.21 seconds. 353 competitors produced 589 personal bests, 226 of which still stand today, and 34 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Jonathan Plug set the Pyraminx average continental record: 1.53.

Five wins
Patrick Ponce — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed
0.21s
closest final — 3×3, Twan Dullemond over Patrick Ponce
589
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Twan Dullemond5.136.09
2×2Antonie Paterakis0.971.33
4×4Patrick Ponce18.4122.38
5×5Patrick Ponce43.7246.76
6×6Patrick Ponce1:19.091:22.74
7×7Patrick Ponce2:07.502:11.20
3×3 blindfoldedOlivier Vos19.37—
3×3 Fewest MovesSebastiano Tronto22 moves25.33
3×3 one-handedPatrick Ponce7.548.86
ClockMick Boekema3.153.87
MegaminxKevin Gerhardt32.6437.53
PyraminxJonathan Plug1.632.01
SkewbMattheo de Wit2.612.72
Square-1Vincent Chan6.236.94
4×4 blindfoldedJorian Meeuse2:36.81—
5×5 blindfoldedJorian Meeuse6:20.72—
3×3 Multi-BlindJorian Meeuse35 of 37 cubes · 55:35—

The PB harvest

589 set · 226 still standing
  • Jorian Meeuse — 2×2 single 1.31: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Sjoerd van Leeuwen — Pyraminx single 2.80: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Daan Kusters — 2×2 single 1.73: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
  • Koen van Aller — Pyraminx single 2.89: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Caleb Selmani — 2×2 single 1.90: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
  • Daniël Vrijhof — 2×2 single 2.01: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Melle van Ruijven — Pyraminx single 3.74: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Loijenga — 2×2 single 2.40: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

34 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

9 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

353 competitors · 3044 results · 17 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. Twan Dullemond won it with a 6.09 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

353 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.