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German Nationals 2023

Körle · 4 August 2023 · 17 events · 272 competitors · 470 personal bests

Jonathan Blöcher won three of the 17 events (2×2, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jonathan Blöcher by 0.01 seconds. 272 competitors produced 470 personal bests, 129 of which still stand today, and 40 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Javid Nabizade set the 5×5 single national record: 1:04.50.

Three wins
Jonathan Blöcher — 2×2, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.01s
closest final — 2×2, Jonathan Blöcher over Kevin Gerhardt
470
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Philipp Weyer6.136.76
2×2Jonathan Blöcher1.801.96
4×4Kevin Gerhardt26.1927.78
5×5Kevin Gerhardt44.0850.73
6×6Kevin Gerhardt1:12.931:24.42
7×7Alexander Botz2:17.832:19.12
3×3 blindfoldedJens Haber17.63—
3×3 Fewest MovesJan Bentlage23 moves24.67
3×3 one-handedJonas Pilhöfer11.5811.72
ClockMichal Černý4.015.18
MegaminxHenri Gerber34.1236.09
PyraminxAlwin Rölz2.232.69
SkewbFabian Browa2.673.33
Square-1Hannes Müller7.909.82
4×4 blindfoldedOliver Fritz2:22.23—
5×5 blindfoldedJonathan Blöcher9:22.13—
3×3 Multi-BlindJonathan Blöcher26 of 28 cubes · 59:20—

The PB harvest

470 set · 129 still standing
  • Linus Kunath — 3×3 single 6.03: into the top 0.5% of the event's history.
  • Mark Bennis — Pyraminx single 1.59: into the top 0.53% of the event's history.
  • Sophia Schmoll — Pyraminx single 1.67: into the top 0.63% of the event's history.
  • Jannis Grob — 3×3 single 6.44: into the top 0.8% of the event's history.
  • Jannis Grob — 2×2 single 1.34: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Masha Bopp — Skewb single 2.46: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Luis Kleinheinz — Pyraminx single 2.80: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Theresa L. Biermann — Pyraminx single 2.92: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

40 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

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

272 competitors · 3028 results · 17 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. Philipp Weyer won it with a 6.76 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

272 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.