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Frankfurt Cube Days 2012

Frankfurt · 8 December 2012 · 15 events · 60 competitors · 114 personal bests

Jan Smarschevski won two of the 15 events (5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Merlin Schmidt by 0.01 seconds. 60 competitors produced 114 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Sebastian Weyer set the 4×4 average world record: 29.17.

Two wins
Jan Smarschevski — 5×5, 6×6
0.01s
closest final — Magic, Merlin Schmidt over Karl Choi
114
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Philipp Weyer9.419.61
2×2Nils Feuer2.913.24
4×4Sebastian Weyer29.0631.11
5×5Jan Smarschevski1:15.861:19.92
6×6Jan Smarschevski2:24.082:34.70
7×7Jascha Bakarinow3:35.633:40.09
3×3 blindfoldedFrançois Courtès1:15.90
3×3 Fewest MovesSébastien Auroux27 moves
3×3 one-handedMoritz Karl15.4316.99
PyraminxRamón Dersch4.474.94
4×4 blindfoldedFrançois Courtès6:44.56
5×5 blindfoldedAndreas Pohl
3×3 Multi-BlindAndreas Pohl7 of 7 cubes · 44:54
MagicMerlin Schmidt1.031.06
Master MagicKarl Choi2.132.45

The PB harvest

114 set · 23 still standing
  • Merlin Schmidt — Magic single 1.03: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
  • Ramón Dersch — 2×2 single 2.00: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
  • Sebastian Werb — Master Magic single 2.47: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
  • Ludwig Choi — Master Magic single 2.59: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
  • Markus Pirzer — Master Magic single 2.66: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
  • Ludwig Choi — Magic single 1.21: into the top 12.1% of the event's history.
  • Jan Smarschevski — 6×6 single 2:24.08: into the top 22.6% of the event's history.
  • Karl Choi — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 7 of 8 cubes · 58:24: into the top 34.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

60 competitors · 567 results · 15 events.

Everyone who competed

60 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.