Competitions · Germany

Rahn Education Open 2026

Leipzig · 1 May 2026 · 10 events · 85 competitors · 121 personal bests

Henri Gerber won three of the ten events (5×5, Megaminx, Skewb) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by József Katona by 0.20 seconds. 85 competitors produced 121 personal bests, 101 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Paul Benisch took a 2×2 single of 7.56 down to 3.45, 54 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Henri Gerber — 5×5, Megaminx, Skewb

0.20s

closest final — Pyraminx, József Katona over Henri Gerber

121

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Martin Köhler	7.02	7.21
2×2	Benedikt Thurm	1.14	1.42
4×4	Sören Jaan Handschuch	28.61	31.15
5×5	Henri Gerber	54.51	59.17
3×3 blindfolded	Noah Kraft	19.17	22.17
3×3 Fewest Moves	Noah Kraft	23 moves	24.00
3×3 one-handed	Simon Kalhofer	9.75	12.13
Megaminx	Henri Gerber	33.08	37.47
Pyraminx	József Katona	2.45	3.65
Skewb	Henri Gerber	2.77	3.45

The PB harvest

121 set · 101 still standing

Matthias Hettwer — 3×3 single 6.90: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Simon Kalhofer — 3×3 single 6.93: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Kaya Markulla — 3×3 single 7.10: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Eitan Ofer — 3×3 single 7.17: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Philip Pollok — 3×3 single 7.45: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Frederik Ambrosi — 3×3 single 7.76: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Marie Kisser — 3×3 single 7.76: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Lukas Lange — 2×2 single 1.84: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

85 competitors · 757 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

85 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.