Competitions · Germany

German Open 2026

Gütersloh · 18 April 2026 · 15 events · 102 competitors · 138 personal bests

Henri Gerber won six of the 15 events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Henri Gerber by 0.10 seconds. 102 competitors produced 138 personal bests, 82 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Yehor Bielievtsov took a Square-1 single of 58.63 down to 29.83, 49 percent better in one day.

Six wins

Henri Gerber — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Skewb

0.10s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Henri Gerber over Bhargav Narasimhan

138

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	George Dinescu	6.48	7.43
2×2	Imanuel Müller	1.50	1.87
4×4	Imanuel Müller	25.47	28.04
5×5	Henri Gerber	54.95	56.00
6×6	Henri Gerber	1:38.78	1:42.96
7×7	Henri Gerber	2:39.84	2:43.68
3×3 blindfolded	Noah Kraft	20.24	—
3×3 one-handed	Henri Gerber	11.22	12.24
Clock	Emil Jenz	3.32	4.16
Megaminx	Henri Gerber	34.06	38.12
Pyraminx	Duc Huynh	2.02	2.49
Skewb	Henri Gerber	2.78	3.65
Square-1	Hannes Müller	8.08	8.37
4×4 blindfolded	Noah Kraft	3:14.61	—
5×5 blindfolded	Noah Kraft	5:06.05	—

The PB harvest

138 set · 82 still standing

Alexander Ferber-Brull — 3×3 single 6.20: into the top 0.62% of the event's history.
Finn Comerford — 3×3 single 6.75: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Jacob Cordes — 3×3 single 7.04: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Elias Mattis Prange — Skewb single 2.87: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Finn Comerford — 3×3 one-handed single 13.25: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
Ole Bobrink — Clock single 6.66: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
Timo Dees — 2×2 single 2.59: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
Alexander Ferber-Brull — Pyraminx single 4.53: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

102 competitors · 1044 results · 15 events.

Everyone who competed

102 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.