Competitions · Germany
Rhön Open 2026
Bad Neustadt a. d. Saale · 10 January 2026 · 8 events · 76 competitors · 120 personal bests
Jonas Pilhöfer won three of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Daniel Back by 0.04 seconds. 76 competitors produced 120 personal bests, 55 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Paul Englert took a 2×2 single of 5.05 down to 1.87, 63 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Jonas Pilhöfer | 7.22 | 7.61 |
| 2×2 | Daniel Back | 1.32 | 1.79 |
| 4×4 | Jonas Pilhöfer | 26.21 | 29.93 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Jens Haber | 15.91 | — |
| Megaminx | Jonas Pilhöfer | 32.16 | 39.31 |
| Pyraminx | József Katona | 2.29 | 3.27 |
| Skewb | Christian Beemelmann | 2.85 | 3.08 |
| Square-1 | Lukas Köhler | 10.29 | 12.81 |
The PB harvest
120 set · 55 still standing- Jonas Pilhöfer — 4×4 single 23.64: into the top 0.43% of the event's history.
- Xi Zhang (张希) — 3×3 single 6.79: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
- Xi Zhang (张希) — 4×4 single 27.11: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
- Joel Müller — 3×3 single 7.25: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
- Samuel Ballas — 2×2 single 1.42: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
- Glib Konyshev (Гліб Конишев) — 2×2 single 1.68: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
- Paul Englert — 2×2 single 1.87: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
- Tobias Keller — 2×2 single 2.12: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
14 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
76 competitors · 608 results · 8 events.
Everyone who competed
76 competitors- Adam Mossa
- Alexia Reichert
- Amélie Dieterich
- Annemarie Meyer
- Ben Michael Hört
- Ben Pfleging
- Ben Schnatmann
- Bruno Bach
- Christian Beemelmann
- Christopher Crnjak
- Clara Ryan Mueller
- Daniel Back
- Daniel Marthaler
- David Sun
- Eleanor Sinnott
- Elias Faizzada
- Elias Lampert
- Elias Mattis Prange
- Emil Klein
- Emil Marthaler
- Felix Stahl-Offergeld
- Felix Wagner
- Frederic Thalhofer
- Glib Konyshev (Гліб Конишев)
- Gustav Klein
- Hannes Lange
- Hans Schulze
- Jens-Christian Albrecht
- Jens Haber
- Jochen Bauer
- Joel Müller
- Jonas Pilhöfer
- Jordan Weber
- József Katona
- Juna Klein
- Katharina Pia Schmitt
- Klaus Diller
- Lara Moser
- Leon Schmidtchen
- Liliana Fellinger
- Linus Schukraft
- Luca Bruckmann
- Lucas Pop Mimoso
- Luis Neugebauer
- Lukas Dick
- Lukas Köhler
- Magdalena Klein
- Maksim Shchukin
- Marius Fraboulet-Schutte
- Marks Fridmans
- Markus Wolf
- Martin Reinisch
- Michael Nägel
- Michael Stocker
- Miko Bauche
- Nick Stodal
- Noah Kraft
- Noah Lang
- Oleksii Konyshev (Олексій Конишев)
- Paul Englert
- Paulo Mimoso
- Philip Reiter
- Samuel Ballas
- Simon Gall
- Svitlana Kaunzinger
- Thomas Miholic
- Thomas Schukraft
- Titus Miholic
- Tobias Keller
- Tymofii Konyshev (Тимофій Конишев)
- Valentin Kaunzinger
- Vihan Katre
- Walter Müller
- Walter Reinisch
- Xi Zhang (张希)
- Yannis Liebau
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.