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Dutch Open 2004

Groningen · 10 October 2004 · 9 events · 17 competitors · 29 personal bests

Lars Vandenbergh won four of the nine events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Koen Heltzel by 0.06 seconds. 17 competitors produced 29 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Mike Godfrey set the Square-1 single world record: 32.62.

Four wins
Lars Vandenbergh — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, Square-1
0.06s
closest final — Magic, Koen Heltzel over Jaap Scherphuis
29
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Lars Vandenbergh16.1117.67
4×4Lars Vandenbergh1:17.251:22.53
5×5Lars Vandenbergh2:19.932:24.99
3×3 blindfoldedStefan Pochmann9:08.50
3×3 one-handedJoël van Noort51.98
ClockStefan Pochmann11.4512.91
MegaminxStefan Pochmann2:54.82
Square-1Lars Vandenbergh25.2933.21
MagicKoen Heltzel1.861.96

The PB harvest

29 set · 2 still standing
  • Peter Jansen — 3×3 single 21.08: into the top 42.9% of the event's history.
  • Peter van der Beek — 3×3 single 1:43.45: into the top 98.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 174 people who made their debut in 2004. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

31 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

17 competitors · 95 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

17 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.