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German Open 2012

Gütersloh · 14 April 2012 · 18 events · 108 competitors · 164 personal bests

Cornelius Dieckmann won three of the 18 events (2×2, 7×7, Magic) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Cornelius Dieckmann by 0.02 seconds. 108 competitors produced 164 personal bests, 72 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Mats Valk set the 4×4 single world record: 26.77.

Three wins
Cornelius Dieckmann — 2×2, 7×7, Magic
0.02s
closest final — Magic, Cornelius Dieckmann over Leandro Baltazar
164
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mats Valk7.698.59
2×2Cornelius Dieckmann2.192.87
4×4Sebastian Weyer31.5534.52
5×5Mats Valk1:16.471:20.92
6×6Sebastian Weyer3:12.033:25.63
7×7Cornelius Dieckmann4:58.535:07.87
3×3 blindfoldedKai Jiptner59.081:01.34
3×3 Fewest MovesDennis Loose29 moves—
3×3 one-handedArut Klaewkasetkorn (อรุษ แกล้วเกษตรกรณ์)14.0216.49
ClockLaura Ohrndorf7.918.96
MegaminxChristian Dirks59.861:02.87
PyraminxNils Feuer4.064.90
Square-1Tobias Droste16.1120.84
4×4 blindfoldedFrançois Courtès6:13.48—
5×5 blindfoldedFrançois Courtès——
3×3 Multi-BlindKai Jiptner8 of 8 cubes · 25:33—
MagicCornelius Dieckmann1.021.15
Master MagicMarkus Pirzer2.963.25

The PB harvest

164 set · 72 still standing
  • David Quach — 3×3 single 9.72: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
  • David Quach — 2×2 single 2.30: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
  • Max Kolkmann — Master Magic single 2.66: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
  • Felix Gebauer — 3×3 single 11.21: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
  • Dennis Loose — 3×3 single 11.22: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.
  • Dennis Loose — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 29 moves: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
  • Kai Retzmann — 3×3 single 12.21: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
  • Max Kolkmann — Magic single 1.27: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

30 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

9 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

108 competitors · 851 results · 18 events.

Everyone who competed

108 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.