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Franconia Winter 2014

Fürth · 29 November 2014 · 14 events · 30 competitors · 74 personal bests

Simon Stannek won four of the 14 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Bennet Wichmann by 0.48 seconds. 30 competitors produced 74 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Simon Stannek set the 7×7 single national record: 2:53.81.

Four wins
Simon Stannek — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.48s
closest final — 2×2, Bennet Wichmann over Cornelius Dieckmann
74
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Cornelius Dieckmann8.189.13
2×2Bennet Wichmann1.432.67
4×4Simon Stannek37.1839.29
5×5Simon Stannek1:19.321:22.91
6×6Simon Stannek2:14.932:24.32
7×7Simon Stannek2:53.813:07.61
3×3 blindfoldedAndreas Pohl35.90
3×3 Fewest MovesLinus Frész23 moves
3×3 one-handedCornelius Dieckmann12.2213.00
PyraminxJiaxi Wang (王嘉熙)3.614.90
SkewbCarsten Matheus6.587.68
4×4 blindfoldedGregor Billing10:41.00
5×5 blindfoldedAndreas Pohl10:02.00
3×3 Multi-BlindGregor Billing8 of 10 cubes · 49:55

The PB harvest

74 set · 18 still standing
  • Bennet Wichmann — 2×2 single 0.96: into the top 0.48% of the event's history.
  • Andreas Pohl — 3×3 blindfolded single 35.90: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
  • Björn Korbanka — 4×4 single 36.16: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
  • Jiaxi Wang (王嘉熙) — 4×4 single 39.77: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
  • Simon Stannek — 2×2 single 2.80: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
  • Simon Stannek — 3×3 one-handed single 17.59: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
  • Jiaxi Wang (王嘉熙) — 5×5 single 1:24.65: into the top 23.0% of the event's history.
  • Arvis Tilgalis — 4×4 single 1:14.65: into the top 51.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

One person competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

30 competitors · 375 results · 14 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. Cornelius Dieckmann won it with a 9.13 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

30 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.