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Dutch Open 2005

Eindhoven · 16 October 2005 · 9 events · 40 competitors · 46 personal bests

Stefan Pochmann won two of the nine events (Clock, Master Magic) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ron van Bruchem by 0.08 seconds. 40 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Jean Pons set the 3×3 single world record: 11.75.

Two wins
Stefan Pochmann — Clock, Master Magic
0.08s
closest final — 3×3, Ron van Bruchem over Lars Vandenbergh
46
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ron van Bruchem13.5416.21
4×4Frédérick Badie1:01.781:09.83
5×5Olivier Gaucher1:53.402:06.15
3×3 blindfoldedJean Pons3:28.06
ClockStefan Pochmann10.1311.99
Square-1Lars Vandenbergh30.1735.32
MagicAlexander Ooms1.321.48
Master MagicStefan Pochmann3.063.36
3×3 Multi-Blind (old style)Thomas Kohn3 of 4 cubes · 80:16

The PB harvest

46 set · 7 still standing
  • Stefan Pochmann — Magic single 1.23: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
  • Josef Jelínek — Magic single 1.37: into the top 22.7% of the event's history.
  • Olivier Gaucher — 5×5 single 1:53.40: into the top 44.9% of the event's history.
  • Koen Heltzel — Clock single 14.43: into the top 45.6% of the event's history.
  • Stefan Bayens — 3×3 single 29.59: into the top 61.8% of the event's history.
  • Arjan Bosse — Clock single 34.36: into the top 89.1% of the event's history.
  • Maria Rivilis — 3×3 single 1:25.93: into the top 97.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 417 people who made their debut in 2005. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

35 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

40 competitors · 152 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

40 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.