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German Open 2017

Gütersloh · 29 April 2017 · 18 events · 103 competitors · 166 personal bests

Kevin Gerhardt won four of the 18 events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Alwin Rölz by 0.04 seconds. 103 competitors produced 166 personal bests, 43 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Mats Valk set the 5×5 average continental record: 54.71.

Four wins
Kevin Gerhardt — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb, Square-1
0.04s
closest final — Pyraminx, Alwin Rölz over Willi Mickein
166
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mats Valk6.437.28
2×2Kevin Gerhardt1.411.94
4×4Sebastian Weyer23.7525.97
5×5Mats Valk48.5254.71
6×6Wilhelm Kilders2:01.052:15.65
7×7Mats Valk2:56.143:01.80
3×3 blindfoldedGregor Billing30.80—
3×3 Fewest MovesLinus Frész26 moves—
3×3 one-handedKevin Gerhardt11.4012.67
ClockSébastien Auroux7.138.13
MegaminxHenri Gerber40.9647.43
PyraminxAlwin Rölz2.783.26
SkewbKevin Gerhardt3.523.66
Square-1Kevin Gerhardt12.0316.65
4×4 blindfoldedJan Bentlage6:42.08—
5×5 blindfoldedJan Bentlage12:13.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindJan Bentlage12 of 15 cubes · 56:12—
3×3 with feetHenri Gerber37.3642.70

The PB harvest

166 set · 43 still standing
  • Sébastien Auroux — Pyraminx single 2.30: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Dennis Strehlau — Clock single 6.22: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
  • Philip Preußler — 3×3 single 10.96: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
  • Dennis Strehlau — 3×3 single 11.99: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
  • Christopher Tolksdorf — 3×3 single 12.09: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.
  • Tim Möller — 4×4 single 43.09: into the top 15.9% of the event's history.
  • Benedikt de Sousa — 2×2 single 3.19: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.
  • Arvid Schröder — 3×3 single 13.02: into the top 17.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 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

10 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

103 competitors · 918 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. Mats Valk won it with a 7.28 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

103 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.