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German Open 2019

Gütersloh · 6 April 2019 · 18 events · 116 competitors · 205 personal bests

Henri Gerber won six of the 18 events (2×2, Megaminx, Skewb) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Alwin Rölz by 0.31 seconds. 116 competitors produced 205 personal bests, 67 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Henri Gerber set the 3×3 with feet average continental record: 26.52.

Six wins
Henri Gerber — 2×2, Megaminx, Skewb, Square-1, 4×4 blindfolded, 3×3 with feet
0.31s
closest final — Pyraminx, Alwin Rölz over Willi Mickein
205
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Philipp Weyer5.866.90
2×2Henri Gerber2.493.04
4×4Sebastian Weyer23.1824.85
5×5Sebastian Weyer47.6551.64
6×6Sebastian Weyer1:29.711:46.42
7×7Marco Vorländer2:35.382:48.61
3×3 blindfoldedJens Haber20.14—
3×3 Fewest MovesSébastien Auroux25 moves—
3×3 one-handedPhilipp Weyer10.7212.22
ClockJan Bentlage6.457.18
MegaminxHenri Gerber38.9245.80
PyraminxAlwin Rölz2.473.59
SkewbHenri Gerber3.774.56
Square-1Henri Gerber8.439.15
4×4 blindfoldedHenri Gerber3:51.32—
5×5 blindfoldedMengfei Shen (沈梦非)10:06.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindMengfei Shen (沈梦非)19 of 21 cubes · 58:25—
3×3 with feetHenri Gerber22.5026.52

The PB harvest

205 set · 67 still standing
  • Jan Staubach — 4×4 single 26.16: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
  • Linus Frész — 3×3 single 7.91: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Alexandros Efremidis — 2×2 single 1.76: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Jascha Bakarinow — 2×2 single 1.88: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Marco Vorländer — Skewb single 3.15: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
  • Niclas Mach — Skewb single 3.56: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
  • Marco Vorländer — Pyraminx single 4.68: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
  • Wilhelm Bold — 3×3 single 11.78: into the top 13.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

116 competitors · 1189 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. Philipp Weyer won it with a 6.90 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

116 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.