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Marathon Open 2017

The Hague · 16 December 2017 · 6 events · 97 competitors · 106 personal bests

Mats Valk won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Mattheo de Wit by 0.09 seconds. 97 competitors produced 106 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Antonie Paterakis set the 4×4 single national record: 28.48.

Two wins
Mats Valk — 3×3, 4×4
0.09s
closest final — Skewb, Mattheo de Wit over Midas Kiebert
106
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mats Valk5.827.24
4×4Mats Valk24.0326.93
3×3 blindfoldedManu Vereecken1:12.34—
3×3 Fewest MovesMika Smulders32 moves—
PyraminxRobin Verstraten2.623.52
SkewbMattheo de Wit2.334.19

The PB harvest

106 set · 22 still standing
  • Reinier Schippers — 3×3 single 5.73: into the top 0.35% of the event's history.
  • Daan Baartmans — Skewb single 2.49: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Kjell de Groot — Skewb single 3.29: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
  • Olivier van Luijk — Skewb single 3.67: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
  • Jorn Kooistra — Skewb single 3.86: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
  • Kjell de Groot — Pyraminx single 4.90: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
  • Cederic van Rossum — 3×3 single 11.68: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
  • Amiel Engel — Skewb single 4.95: into the top 17.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

97 competitors · 462 results · 6 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 7.24 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

97 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.