Competitions · Germany

German Nationals 2012

Neuss, NRW · 3 November 2012 · 17 events · 90 competitors · 125 personal bests

Cornelius Dieckmann won three of the 17 events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Cornelius Dieckmann by 0.42 seconds. 90 competitors produced 125 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Sebastian Weyer set the 4×4 single national record: 26.81.

Three wins

Cornelius Dieckmann — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed

0.42s

closest final — 2×2, Cornelius Dieckmann over Ramón Dersch

125

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Cornelius Dieckmann	7.40	9.05
2×2	Cornelius Dieckmann	2.63	3.56
4×4	Sebastian Weyer	32.31	34.53
5×5	Jan Smarschevski	1:09.11	1:17.26
6×6	Jan Smarschevski	2:45.77	2:48.95
7×7	Jascha Bakarinow	3:44.94	3:47.36
3×3 blindfolded	Kai Jiptner	41.21	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Sébastien Auroux	30 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Cornelius Dieckmann	15.21	16.98
Clock	Laura Ohrndorf	7.40	8.20
Megaminx	Christian Dirks	51.19	1:02.07
Pyraminx	Nils Feuer	3.69	4.18
Square-1	Jan Bentlage	18.44	22.86
4×4 blindfolded	Kai Jiptner	5:55.02	—
5×5 blindfolded	Tim Habermaas	14:18.00	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Kai Jiptner	11 of 12 cubes · 38:19	—
3×3 with feet	Jan Bentlage	1:10.47	1:30.69

The PB harvest

125 set · 32 still standing

Fabian Auroux — 3×3 single 8.83: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Jens Diewald — 3×3 single 9.72: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
Kai Jiptner — 3×3 blindfolded single 41.21: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
David Schult — Pyraminx single 4.18: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
Vincent Bruns — Pyraminx single 4.34: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
Jan Smarschevski — 5×5 single 1:07.91: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
Manuel Guse — 3×3 single 11.02: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
Maximilian Deimel — Pyraminx single 4.77: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

90 competitors · 636 results · 17 events.

Everyone who competed

90 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.