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German Open 2005

Gütersloh · 23 April 2005 · 9 events · 28 competitors · 39 personal bests

Lars Vandenbergh won three of the nine events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Jaap Scherphuis by 0.11 seconds. 28 competitors produced 39 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Stefan Pochmann set the Megaminx single world record: 1:55.34.

Three wins
Lars Vandenbergh — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.11s
closest final — Magic, Jaap Scherphuis over Alexander Ooms
39
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Lars Vandenbergh13.6215.70
4×4Lars Vandenbergh1:19.331:22.90
5×5Lars Vandenbergh2:18.572:38.00
3×3 blindfoldedHans van der Zijden8:38.38
3×3 one-handedJoël van Noort43.05
ClockStefan Pochmann9.229.74
MegaminxStefan Pochmann1:55.34
3×3 with feetKåre Krig4:56.39
MagicJaap Scherphuis1.581.74

The PB harvest

39 set · 2 still standing

First-timers

Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 417 people who made their debut in 2005. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

34 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

28 competitors · 129 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

28 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.