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Hasselt Open 2012

Hasselt · 17 November 2012 · 13 events · 39 competitors · 37 personal bests

Erik Akkersdijk won three of the 13 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Niklas Spies by 0.19 seconds. 39 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Bruno Vervoort set the 4×4 average national record: 55.31.

Three wins
Erik Akkersdijk — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.19s
closest final — Clock, Niklas Spies over Sébastien Auroux
37
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Erik Akkersdijk8.5510.21
2×2Sébastien Auroux2.563.48
4×4Erik Akkersdijk36.2538.00
5×5Erik Akkersdijk1:07.961:25.59
3×3 blindfoldedFrançois Courtès1:10.90
ClockNiklas Spies9.8810.49
PyraminxOscar Roth Andersen3.053.94
Square-1Jan Bentlage19.4124.10
4×4 blindfoldedSébastien Auroux13:10.00
5×5 blindfoldedJan Bentlage26:19.00
3×3 Multi-BlindSébastien Auroux8 of 9 cubes · 57:34
MagicKarl Choi1.051.22
Master MagicKarl Choi2.522.85

The PB harvest

37 set · 13 still standing
  • Karl Choi — Pyraminx single 4.78: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
  • Nicolas Fruy — 3×3 single 12.03: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
  • Robin Kwant — 3×3 single 13.78: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.
  • Niklas Spies — 4×4 single 47.83: into the top 21.9% of the event's history.
  • Karl Choi — 4×4 single 53.21: into the top 28.6% of the event's history.
  • Sébastien Auroux — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 8 of 9 cubes · 57:34: into the top 29.1% of the event's history.
  • Nick van 't Hoff — 3×3 single 20.18: into the top 40.5% of the event's history.
  • Karl Choi — 5×5 single 1:52.78: into the top 44.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

39 competitors · 314 results · 13 events.

Everyone who competed

39 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.