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Dutch Open 2012

Voorburg · 3 November 2012 · 16 events · 50 competitors · 58 personal bests

Erik Akkersdijk won four of the 16 events (2×2, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Guus de Wit by 0.17 seconds. 50 competitors produced 58 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Mats Valk set the 3×3 average continental record: 7.66.

Four wins
Erik Akkersdijk — 2×2, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
0.17s
closest final — Clock, Guus de Wit over Erik Akkersdijk
58
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mats Valk6.277.66
2×2Erik Akkersdijk2.834.05
4×4Mats Valk31.2234.20
5×5Mats Valk1:09.401:11.13
6×6Erik Akkersdijk2:26.942:37.34
7×7Michael Röhrer3:54.594:00.62
3×3 blindfoldedManu Vereecken3:32.28
3×3 Fewest MovesLars Vandenbergh29 moves
3×3 one-handedErik Akkersdijk18.7221.71
ClockGuus de Wit9.7112.50
MegaminxMichael Röhrer1:08.211:11.70
PyraminxErik Akkersdijk5.967.39
Square-1Guus de Wit18.8622.25
3×3 Multi-BlindManu Vereecken2 of 3 cubes · 26:44
MagicAnonymous1.091.20
Master MagicSanio Kasumovic2.183.07

The PB harvest

58 set · 19 still standing
  • Sanio Kasumovic — Master Magic single 2.18: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Lars Vandenbergh — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 29 moves: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
  • Michael Röhrer — Square-1 single 13.21: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
  • Alexander Kupfer — Square-1 single 23.08: into the top 34.9% of the event's history.
  • Reinier Schippers — Magic single 1.55: into the top 36.1% of the event's history.
  • Ferrie Hamer — 2×2 single 5.02: into the top 39.6% of the event's history.
  • Nick van 't Hoff — 2×2 single 5.08: into the top 40.3% of the event's history.
  • Dylan Bernabela — 2×2 single 5.19: into the top 41.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,376 people who made their debut in 2012. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

11 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

50 competitors · 352 results · 16 events.

Everyone who competed

50 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.