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Polish Open 2009

Pabianice · 26 September 2009 · 19 events · 49 competitors · 107 personal bests

Erik Akkersdijk won six of the 19 events (4×4, 5×5, 7×7) and the closest final was the Master Magic, won by Marcin Karnicki by 0.07 seconds. 49 competitors produced 107 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Tomasz Żołnowski set the 3×3 average world record: 10.07.

Six wins
Erik Akkersdijk — 4×4, 5×5, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Megaminx
0.07s
closest final — Master Magic, Marcin Karnicki over Piotr Michał Padlewski
107
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Tomasz Żołnowski9.4711.81
2×2Łukasz Ciałoń2.943.78
4×4Erik Akkersdijk41.6144.54
5×5Erik Akkersdijk1:11.521:17.44
6×6Kamil Zieliński3:20.563:25.21
7×7Erik Akkersdijk4:23.524:33.08
3×3 blindfoldedRafał Guzewicz1:05.94
3×3 Fewest MovesMateusz Kurek37 moves
3×3 one-handedErik Akkersdijk21.1321.68
ClockErik Akkersdijk10.5212.44
MegaminxErik Akkersdijk1:06.361:12.47
PyraminxŁukasz Ciałoń4.755.15
Square-1Piotr Michał Padlewski12.4115.70
4×4 blindfoldedKai Jiptner7:03.00
5×5 blindfoldedIstván Kocza24:54.00
3×3 Multi-BlindRafał Guzewicz8 of 11 cubes · 54:56
3×3 with feetPiotr Frankowski1:02.051:10.21
MagicPiotr Michał Padlewski1.111.20
Master MagicMarcin Karnicki3.223.63

The PB harvest

107 set · 24 still standing
  • Michał Robaczyk — 2×2 single 1.55: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Marcin Karnicki — 2×2 single 2.11: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
  • Kamil Zieliński — 2×2 single 2.16: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
  • Wojciech Inglot — Magic single 1.16: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
  • Iza Drogosz — 2×2 single 2.59: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
  • Magdalena Rusek — 2×2 single 3.08: into the top 15.2% of the event's history.
  • Dániel Fodor — 4×4 single 45.27: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.
  • Dániel Fodor — 5×5 single 1:26.13: into the top 24.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,600 people who made their debut in 2009. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

15 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

49 competitors · 563 results · 19 events.

Everyone who competed

49 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.