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Moves are for n00bs 2012

Enschede · 25 August 2012 · 9 events · 20 competitors · 26 personal bests

Erik Akkersdijk won five of the nine events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Master Magic, won by Nora Christ by 0.43 seconds. 20 competitors produced 26 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Sébastien Auroux set the 3×3 Fewest Moves average world record: 29.67.

Five wins
Erik Akkersdijk — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Megaminx
0.43s
closest final — Master Magic, Nora Christ over Sanio Kasumovic
26
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Erik Akkersdijk7.729.33
4×4Erik Akkersdijk36.3342.92
5×5Erik Akkersdijk1:11.031:15.51
3×3 Fewest MovesErik Akkersdijk24 moves
3×3 one-handedHenrik Buus Aagaard18.0922.32
MegaminxErik Akkersdijk1:08.521:15.24
PyraminxSébastien Auroux4.656.65
3×3 with feetHenrik Buus Aagaard40.5843.54
Master MagicNora Christ2.682.78

The PB harvest

26 set · 5 still standing
  • Sanio Kasumovic — Megaminx single 1:50.17: into the top 40.4% of the event's history.
  • Erik Jernqvist — 5×5 single 1:58.90: into the top 48.6% of the event's history.
  • Nora Christ — 3×3 with feet single 3:01.16: into the top 72.7% of the event's history.
  • Marthe Olthuis — 3×3 single 59.55: into the top 91.3% of the event's history.
  • Aki Kunikoshi (國越晶) — Master Magic single 12.12: into the top 98.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Two 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

20 competitors · 179 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

20 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.