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German Open 2004

Gütersloh · 24 April 2004 · 7 events · 13 competitors · 15 personal bests

Ron van Bruchem won three of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ron van Bruchem by 0.22 seconds. 13 competitors produced 15 personal bests, 1 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Jaap Scherphuis set the Magic single world record: 2.22.

Three wins
Ron van Bruchem — 3×3, 4×4, Megaminx
0.22s
closest final — 3×3, Ron van Bruchem over Lars Vandenbergh
15
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ron van Bruchem15.9818.52
4×4Ron van Bruchem1:35.831:46.95
5×5Lars Vandenbergh3:38.583:55.67
3×3 blindfoldedStefan Pochmann35:00.00
ClockStefan Pochmann9.9411.61
MegaminxRon van Bruchem4:13.69
MagicJaap Scherphuis2.092.44

The PB harvest

15 set · 1 still standing
  • Peter Jansen — 4×4 single 1:48.78: into the top 76.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 174 people who made their debut in 2004. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

27 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

13 competitors · 69 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

13 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.