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Dutch Open 2009

Eindhoven · 17 October 2009 · 15 events · 70 competitors · 102 personal bests

Erik Akkersdijk won seven of the 15 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Maarten Smit by 0.01 seconds. 70 competitors produced 102 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Joel Spang set the 6×6 single national record: 8:37.65.

Seven wins
Erik Akkersdijk — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Megaminx, Pyraminx
0.01s
closest final — 2×2, Maarten Smit over Erik Akkersdijk
102
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mats Valk9.9110.61
2×2Maarten Smit3.064.48
4×4Erik Akkersdijk45.3347.52
5×5Erik Akkersdijk1:14.591:19.58
6×6Erik Akkersdijk2:49.053:05.79
7×7Erik Akkersdijk4:15.344:31.24
3×3 blindfoldedShelley Chang1:43.58
3×3 Fewest MovesErik Akkersdijk35 moves
3×3 one-handedDan Dzoan20.8322.37
ClockErnesto Fernández Regueira8.418.72
MegaminxErik Akkersdijk1:08.751:11.41
PyraminxErik Akkersdijk5.847.52
Square-1Maarten Smit18.8424.01
MagicLila Guéret1.361.52
Master MagicClément Gallet3.403.77

The PB harvest

102 set · 10 still standing
  • Jacco Krijnen — 2×2 single 1.80: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Olivier Polspoel — Pyraminx single 6.75: into the top 25.8% of the event's history.
  • Olivier Vermersch — 2×2 single 4.02: into the top 26.7% of the event's history.
  • Koen Wermer — 2×2 single 4.22: into the top 29.3% of the event's history.
  • Sven de Bakker — 3×3 single 20.63: into the top 41.7% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Ortiga Villatoro — Pyraminx single 9.38: into the top 48.0% of the event's history.
  • Camiel Beentjes — Pyraminx single 12.96: into the top 72.7% of the event's history.
  • Arjan Bosse — 5×5 single 3:14.46: into the top 82.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,600 people who made their debut in 2009. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

10 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

70 competitors · 474 results · 15 events.

Everyone who competed

70 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.