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N8W8 Summer 2012

Zonhoven · 25 August 2012 · 17 events · 47 competitors · 87 personal bests

Mats Valk won seven of the 17 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Niek Kamalian by 0.13 seconds. 47 competitors produced 87 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Mats Valk set the 6×6 single national record: 2:15.59.

Seven wins
Mats Valk — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed, Square-1
0.13s
closest final — Magic, Niek Kamalian over Karl Choi
87
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mats Valk6.938.58
2×2Mats Valk2.502.60
4×4Mats Valk32.3634.31
5×5Mats Valk1:05.911:10.33
6×6Mats Valk2:15.592:38.03
3×3 blindfoldedFrançois Courtès1:10.93
3×3 Fewest MovesJan Bentlage30 moves
3×3 one-handedMats Valk15.2815.74
ClockDaniel Sheppard7.468.25
MegaminxRobert Yau1:12.881:17.20
PyraminxNils Feuer2.884.28
Square-1Mats Valk12.2122.52
4×4 blindfoldedJan Bentlage16:05.00
5×5 blindfoldedJan Bentlage
3×3 Multi-BlindMaarten Smit7 of 7 cubes · 37:49
MagicNiek Kamalian0.971.10
Master MagicKarl Choi2.282.55

The PB harvest

87 set · 25 still standing
  • Karl Choi — Magic single 0.96: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Niek Kamalian — Magic single 0.97: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Nils Feuer — Pyraminx single 2.88: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
  • Nils Feuer — 3×3 single 9.15: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
  • Boaz Floor — 3×3 single 9.31: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
  • Ludwig Choi — 3×3 single 10.02: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
  • Nils Feuer — 4×4 single 41.46: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
  • Nils Feuer — Megaminx single 1:13.41: into the top 17.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

47 competitors · 500 results · 17 events.

Everyone who competed

47 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.