Competitions · Netherlands
Dutch Open 2014
Voorburg · 25 October 2014 · 15 events · 36 competitors · 23 personal bests
Mats Valk won four of the 15 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Robin Verstraten by 0.59 seconds. 36 competitors produced 23 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Mats Valk | 7.94 | 8.64 |
| 2×2 | Robin Verstraten | 2.34 | 3.12 |
| 4×4 | Mats Valk | 30.94 | 34.94 |
| 5×5 | Mats Valk | 1:03.94 | 1:15.16 |
| 6×6 | Antonie Paterakis | 3:01.25 | 3:25.07 |
| 7×7 | Mats Valk | 3:47.51 | 4:09.79 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Ivo Bakker | 56.80 | 1:00.53 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Reinier Schippers | 29 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Maya Engel | 16.43 | 20.36 |
| Clock | Guus de Wit | 10.24 | 11.61 |
| Megaminx | Reinier Schippers | 1:40.48 | 1:45.22 |
| Pyraminx | Antonie Paterakis | 4.60 | 5.75 |
| Skewb | Antonie Paterakis | 5.98 | 7.60 |
| Square-1 | Guus de Wit | 11.72 | 20.43 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Manu Vereecken | 4 of 5 cubes · 34:08 | — |
The PB harvest
23 set · 7 still standing- Reinier Schippers — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 29 moves: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
- Maya Engel — Square-1 single 24.36: into the top 37.6% of the event's history.
- Hwee-Chong Fong — 3×3 single 21.05: into the top 42.9% of the event's history.
- Armin de Vaan — 4×4 single 1:08.43: into the top 45.3% of the event's history.
- Lujza Balog — 3×3 single 24.82: into the top 52.2% of the event's history.
- Hwee-Chong Fong — 4×4 single 1:28.34: into the top 62.4% of the event's history.
- Armin de Vaan — 5×5 single 2:23.89: into the top 62.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
7 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
36 competitors · 200 results · 15 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. Mats Valk won it with a 8.64 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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R' D' L' F2 D' F2 L2 D2 F' L' F2 R2 D2 F U2 B L2 U2 B' - 2
F' L2 B' R2 F' R2 U2 L F2 D' U2 B D' L U' R2 D R - 3
D F2 D F R2 D' R2 L' B R' B U2 R2 F2 L2 U' L2 B2 U2 R2 - 4
F R2 B R' U' L B2 R2 U R2 L' F' R2 D2 B' D2 R2 B' U2 R2 - 5
U' D R' B' L2 U' D L B' U' F' R' U2 D2 L F2 D2 R F2 R'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
36 competitors- Andrew Zaman
- Antonie Paterakis
- Armin de Vaan
- Arnaud van Galen
- Daan Baartmans
- Daniel Cortild
- David Vos
- Dominic Olimid
- Guus de Wit
- Guus Razoux Schultz
- Hwee-Chong Fong
- Ivo Bakker
- Jaap Scherphuis
- Joël van Noort
- Lars Van den broeck
- Lujza Balog
- Manu Vereecken
- Marcel Poots
- Maria Oey
- Marthijn van Deelen
- Martijn van Winden
- Mats Valk
- Maya Engel
- Merijn Coenen
- Olivér Nagy
- Quinten Andelhofs
- Rama Temmink
- Reinier Schippers
- Robert Antal
- Robin Verstraten
- Samuel Freeman
- Sander Kaspers
- Tiemen De Meester
- Ton Dennenbroek
- Wesley Vonk
- Yvette Korpel
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.