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Dutch Open 2024

Ermelo · 26 October 2024 · 10 events · 190 competitors · 229 personal bests

Patrick Ponce won three of the ten events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Mattheo de Wit by 0.11 seconds. 190 competitors produced 229 personal bests, 56 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Daniël Vrijhof took a Square-1 single of 52.89 down to 17.58, 67 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Patrick Ponce — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.11s
closest final — 2×2, Mattheo de Wit over Christofor Gabriel Costea
229
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Twan Dullemond5.526.01
2×2Mattheo de Wit1.261.60
5×5Patrick Ponce41.3742.68
6×6Patrick Ponce1:16.331:23.50
7×7Patrick Ponce2:15.852:22.75
3×3 one-handedAndrey Che9.2510.00
ClockTim Cents3.133.88
PyraminxMaarten Schuil2.633.00
SkewbMattheo de Wit2.613.35
Square-1Vincent Chan7.158.34

The PB harvest

229 set · 56 still standing
  • Joep Beckman — 3×3 single 7.26: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
  • Victor Lamain — 3×3 single 8.69: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
  • Tygo Luchies — 2×2 single 1.93: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
  • Hugo Garstman — Clock single 5.67: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Axel Postmus — 2×2 single 2.24: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
  • Jonathan Brugge — 2×2 single 2.36: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
  • Pepijn Huigen — 2×2 single 2.40: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
  • Thijmen Idzenga — 2×2 single 2.54: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

190 competitors · 1214 results · 10 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. Twan Dullemond won it with a 6.01 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

190 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.