Competitions · Netherlands
Dutch Winter 2017
Bodegraven · 6 January 2017 · 17 events · 47 competitors · 95 personal bests
Mats Valk won eight of the 17 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Mattheo de Wit by 0.14 seconds. 47 competitors produced 95 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Mats Valk | 6.30 | 7.54 |
| 2×2 | Mats Valk | 1.75 | 2.42 |
| 4×4 | Mats Valk | 28.01 | 29.04 |
| 5×5 | Mats Valk | 52.85 | 55.79 |
| 6×6 | Mats Valk | 1:54.89 | 2:08.70 |
| 7×7 | Mats Valk | 3:05.62 | 3:12.65 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Ivo Bakker | 34.82 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Mats Valk | 30 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Mats Valk | 12.58 | 14.49 |
| Clock | Maarten Smit | 7.88 | 10.03 |
| Megaminx | Maarten Smit | 54.13 | 57.97 |
| Pyraminx | Robin Verstraten | 3.24 | 4.24 |
| Skewb | Mattheo de Wit | 3.25 | 5.82 |
| Square-1 | Maarten Smit | 14.22 | 16.80 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Bas Verseveldt | — | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Bas Verseveldt | — | — |
| 3×3 with feet | Midas Kiebert | 1:31.22 | 1:43.69 |
The PB harvest
95 set · 16 still standing- Maarten Smit — 2×2 single 1.45: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
- Maarten Smit — Megaminx single 54.13: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
- Maarten Smit — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:03.74: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.
- Iris Verkuil — 2×2 single 3.64: into the top 21.9% of the event's history.
- Maarten Smit — Skewb single 6.30: into the top 28.1% of the event's history.
- Kay Smink — 2×2 single 4.55: into the top 33.6% of the event's history.
- Niels Hazelaar — 3×3 single 20.00: into the top 39.9% of the event's history.
- Christiaan Paans — 3×3 one-handed single 28.00: into the top 42.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
6 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
47 competitors · 385 results · 17 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 7.54 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F2 R F B' U2 B' R2 F D R2 B R2 B D2 B U2 R2 U2 B2 - 2
L' D2 R2 U L U' L' F D2 R' B2 R2 D F2 U B2 U' B2 D2 R2 - 3
L' D2 L' B2 L B2 D2 R' F2 U2 R F' L D U2 L D F2 D2 U2 - 4
F2 B L U2 L F2 D L' F' D' F2 U2 L2 D R2 B2 D' L2 F2 U - 5
U2 R2 B2 L2 B2 D' B2 U' R2 D2 U2 F U' F2 L R2 F2 D L' D' F'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
47 competitors- Bas Verseveldt
- Christiaan Paans
- Clim Smulders
- Daan Baartmans
- Daniël Kassab
- Diego Filon
- Ferdia Hyde
- Floris Naber
- Guus de Wit
- Hanneke Rijks
- Harrie Cuijpers
- Iris Verkuil
- Ivo Bakker
- Jade Geels
- Kay Smink
- Koen van den Berg
- Leendert Paans
- Lisa Kalse
- Luca Rengers
- Maarten Pot
- Maarten Smit
- Maria Oey
- Mats Valk
- Mattheo de Wit
- Michael Fung
- Midas Kiebert
- Mika Smulders
- Mike de Vries
- Monyuan Cai
- Nick Nijssen
- Nico de Vries
- Niels Hazelaar
- Olivier Vos
- Owen de Heer
- Pim Kloet
- Quinten Andelhofs
- Radu Făciu
- Reinier Schippers
- Robin Verstraten
- Ron van Bruchem
- Serena Rietbergen
- Tijmen van der Ree
- Timon Veurink
- Timothy Ithurbure
- Ton Dennenbroek
- Willem Bakker
- Yannick Nefkens
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.