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Dutch Open 2016

Voorburg · 29 October 2016 · 15 events · 75 competitors · 98 personal bests

Antonie Paterakis won three of the 15 events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Mattheo de Wit by 0.00 seconds. 75 competitors produced 98 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Antonie Paterakis set the Megaminx single national record: 59.55.

Three wins
Antonie Paterakis — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed
0.00s
closest final — Skewb, Mattheo de Wit over Daan Baartmans
98
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Antonie Paterakis7.318.83
2×2Antonie Paterakis1.451.68
4×4Reinier Schippers34.5737.23
5×5Erik Akkersdijk1:08.021:15.21
6×6Erik Akkersdijk2:32.612:38.28
7×7Erik Akkersdijk3:57.284:10.75
3×3 blindfoldedIvo Bakker38.51—
3×3 Fewest MovesMaarten Smit32 moves—
3×3 one-handedAntonie Paterakis10.3017.03
ClockMaarten Smit10.0210.79
MegaminxEmric Månsson45.4751.75
PyraminxDaniël Kassab2.994.28
SkewbMattheo de Wit4.866.32
Square-1Sebastian Werb11.0512.73
3×3 Multi-BlindSebastian Werb17 of 19 cubes · 54:09—

The PB harvest

98 set · 16 still standing
  • Leo Högh — 3×3 single 10.23: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
  • Koen Jansen — 3×3 single 11.23: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.
  • Maarten Smit — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 10 of 10 cubes · 50:09: into the top 16.2% of the event's history.
  • Emric Månsson — 3×3 one-handed single 26.22: into the top 37.4% of the event's history.
  • Emric Månsson — Pyraminx single 8.27: into the top 38.5% of the event's history.
  • Robin Deun — 5×5 single 1:47.91: into the top 41.1% of the event's history.
  • Koen Jansen — Skewb single 8.74: into the top 46.7% of the event's history.
  • Koen Jansen — Pyraminx single 9.53: into the top 49.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

10 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

75 competitors · 478 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. Antonie Paterakis won it with a 8.83 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1D2 L2 B2 L2 R2 U' B2 U F2 U B U L2 F' L' D L2 F' U' B'
  2. 2L2 R' D2 B2 R D2 F2 D2 R' D2 U' B' D' L' F R U2 B2 U B' R
  3. 3F' B L' B U D2 B2 R U R' D R2 B2 D2 B2 R2 U' R2 D'
  4. 4D B2 F2 D' F2 U F2 L' R F R U' B' L2 B' L U' L'
  5. 5B R' U L D L B U' B' D2 B' L2 F2 L2 U R2 D F2 R2 U

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

75 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.