Competitions · Germany

Rhein-Neckar Open B 2021

Laudenbach · 17 October 2021 · 7 events · 74 competitors · 97 personal bests

Kevin Gerhardt won four of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Martin Süß by 0.18 seconds. 74 competitors produced 97 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Henri Gerber set the Skewb average national record: 2.80.

Four wins

Kevin Gerhardt — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5

0.18s

closest final — Clock, Martin Süß over Laura Holzhauer

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kevin Gerhardt	6.56	7.07
2×2	Kevin Gerhardt	1.51	1.90
4×4	Kevin Gerhardt	25.42	29.17
5×5	Kevin Gerhardt	46.86	53.59
3×3 blindfolded	Jens Haber	21.30	23.99
Clock	Martin Süß	5.54	6.98
Skewb	Henri Gerber	2.21	2.80

The PB harvest

97 set · 15 still standing

Martin Süß — Clock single 5.54: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
Martin Süß — Skewb single 3.87: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
Jan Bentlage — 5×5 single 1:07.94: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
Martin Brath — 3×3 blindfolded single 52.08: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
Michael Stocker — Skewb single 4.15: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
Nils Thorben Lang — Skewb single 4.25: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
Jinpyo Kim — 3×3 single 11.98: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
Andreas Brandl — 5×5 single 1:18.78: into the top 18.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,438 people who made their debut in 2021. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

74 competitors · 474 results · 7 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. Kevin Gerhardt won it with a 7.07 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

74 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.