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German Nationals 2017

Köln, NRW · 1 September 2017 · 18 events · 154 competitors · 316 personal bests

Henri Gerber won four of the 18 events (7×7, Megaminx, 4×4 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Michał Rzewuski by 0.10 seconds. 154 competitors produced 316 personal bests, 78 of which still stand today, and 29 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Sebastian Weyer set the 5×5 single continental record: 46.41.

Four wins
Henri Gerber — 7×7, Megaminx, 4×4 blindfolded, 3×3 with feet
0.10s
closest final — Skewb, Michał Rzewuski over Kevin Gerhardt
316
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kevin Gerhardt4.946.95
2×2Noah Kraft1.962.47
4×4Sebastian Weyer22.2124.16
5×5Sebastian Weyer48.9152.25
6×6Kevin Gerhardt1:50.571:53.57
7×7Henri Gerber2:48.812:54.52
3×3 blindfoldedGregor Billing34.47—
3×3 Fewest MovesEmanuel Rheinert24 moves25.33
3×3 one-handedCornelius Dieckmann10.9412.64
ClockJan Bentlage6.407.46
MegaminxHenri Gerber45.5047.62
PyraminxAlwin Rölz2.643.14
SkewbMichał Rzewuski1.633.31
Square-1Emanuel Rheinert9.0611.61
4×4 blindfoldedHenri Gerber4:34.58—
5×5 blindfoldedGregor Billing9:52.75—
3×3 Multi-BlindJan Bentlage14 of 15 cubes · 52:00—
3×3 with feetHenri Gerber33.9736.94

The PB harvest

316 set · 78 still standing
  • Kevin Gerhardt — Skewb single 1.22: into the top 0.14% of the event's history.
  • Bence Barát — 3×3 one-handed single 9.43: into the top 0.71% of the event's history.
  • Emanuel Rheinert — 3×3 single 6.51: into the top 0.86% of the event's history.
  • Max Hahnbück — Skewb single 2.46: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Bence Barát — Skewb single 2.86: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
  • Elias Fischer — Skewb single 2.88: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
  • Niklas Mierau — 3×3 single 9.56: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Pia Melloh — Pyraminx single 4.33: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

29 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

25 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

154 competitors · 1893 results · 18 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. Kevin Gerhardt won it with a 6.95 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

154 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.