Competitions · Netherlands

Ermelo Cubing A 2023

Ermelo · 22 April 2023 · 5 events · 160 competitors · 135 personal bests

Twan Dullemond won two of the five events (3×3, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Christofor Gabriel Costea by 0.42 seconds. 160 competitors produced 135 personal bests, 46 of which still stand today, and 63 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Rick Koetsier took a 2×2 single of 9.27 down to 3.11, 66 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Twan Dullemond — 3×3, 5×5

0.42s

closest final — 2×2, Christofor Gabriel Costea over Jorian Meeuse

135

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Twan Dullemond	5.36	6.60
2×2	Christofor Gabriel Costea	1.07	2.00
4×4	Mika Smulders	25.10	27.80
5×5	Twan Dullemond	50.75	54.33
Square-1	Vincent Chan	7.73	9.37

The PB harvest

135 set · 46 still standing

Roel Hoogeveen — 3×3 single 7.70: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
Finn van der Maas — 3×3 single 7.76: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Boris Lont — 3×3 single 8.37: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Seb van den Beemt — 3×3 single 9.11: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
Eltjo Rietman — 2×2 single 2.08: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
Thijmen Idzenga — 3×3 single 9.52: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
Boris Lont — 4×4 single 38.61: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
Hugo Weenink — 2×2 single 2.70: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

63 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. 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

160 competitors · 734 results · 5 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 6.60 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

160 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.