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Eindhoven Open 2012

Eindhoven · 15 September 2012 · 14 events · 46 competitors · 68 personal bests

Jan Bentlage won four of the 14 events (2×2, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Master Magic, won by Olivier Polspoel by 0.00 seconds. 46 competitors produced 68 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Mats Valk set the 3×3 average continental record: 7.77.

Four wins
Jan Bentlage — 2×2, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.00s
closest final — Master Magic, Olivier Polspoel over Geert Bicler
68
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mats Valk7.257.77
2×2Jan Bentlage2.434.49
4×4Mats Valk31.9135.48
5×5Jan Bentlage1:42.381:45.60
6×6Jan Bentlage2:53.943:11.21
3×3 blindfoldedFrançois Courtès1:07.86
3×3 Fewest MovesSébastien Auroux27 moves
3×3 one-handedMats Valk13.7815.45
ClockNiklas Spies10.2211.04
PyraminxNiklas Spies2.725.21
Square-1François Courtès19.0625.74
3×3 Multi-BlindJan Bentlage6 of 8 cubes · 55:40
MagicOlivier Polspoel1.471.64
Master MagicOlivier Polspoel3.134.24

The PB harvest

68 set · 25 still standing
  • Niklas Spies — Pyraminx single 2.72: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Ralph Eikelenberg — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 28 moves: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Arnaud van Galen — Pyraminx single 4.84: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
  • Jochen Spies — Pyraminx single 5.25: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
  • Koen Haakman — 3×3 single 15.15: into the top 24.9% of the event's history.
  • Clint Wanschoor — 3×3 single 15.53: into the top 26.2% of the event's history.
  • Roy van den Hazel — 2×2 single 4.22: into the top 29.3% of the event's history.
  • Sarah Willemart — 3×3 one-handed single 23.90: into the top 31.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

46 competitors · 383 results · 14 events.

Everyone who competed

46 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.