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Hem MariCubik Winter Open B 2023

Hem · 22 January 2023 · 5 events · 50 competitors · 52 personal bests

Twan Dullemond won three of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Twan Dullemond by 0.20 seconds. 50 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Alex Casian set the 4×4 single national record: 42.07.

Three wins
Twan Dullemond — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.20s
closest final — 4×4, Twan Dullemond over Abdelhak Kaddour
52
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Twan Dullemond5.487.10
2×2Christofor Gabriel Costea1.331.73
4×4Twan Dullemond25.3728.12
5×5Twan Dullemond48.9752.31
3×3 blindfoldedMaxime Madrzyk22.17

The PB harvest

52 set · 11 still standing
  • Romain D'hondt — 3×3 single 8.97: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Romain D'hondt — 4×4 single 36.98: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
  • Romain D'hondt — 5×5 single 1:07.49: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Sewan Boudrai — 5×5 single 1:11.28: into the top 12.5% of the event's history.
  • Jeronimo Diaz — 3×3 single 11.80: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
  • Casper Nordin Amarasinha — 3×3 single 16.10: into the top 28.1% of the event's history.
  • Nathan Parent — 4×4 single 57.52: into the top 33.7% of the event's history.
  • Emilio Tanzarella — 4×4 single 1:04.81: into the top 41.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Two people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

50 competitors · 261 results · 5 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. Twan Dullemond won it with a 7.10 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

50 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.