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Rubik's German Nationals 2024

Leipzig · 4 October 2024 · 17 events · 312 competitors · 481 personal bests

Patrick Ponce won two of the 17 events (5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 6×6, won by Mark Zimmermann by 0.01 seconds. 312 competitors produced 481 personal bests, 156 of which still stand today, and 48 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Vojtěch Grohmann set the Skewb average continental record: 1.78.

Two wins
Patrick Ponce — 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.01s
closest final — 6×6, Mark Zimmermann over Patrick Ponce
481
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kevin Gerhardt6.106.48
2×2Alwin Federsel1.481.67
4×4Sebastian Weyer18.5221.48
5×5Patrick Ponce40.0841.49
6×6Mark Zimmermann1:18.751:25.74
7×7Mark Zimmermann1:59.602:05.14
3×3 blindfoldedJens Haber20.12—
3×3 Fewest MovesNoah Kraft21 moves23.00
3×3 one-handedPatrick Ponce8.169.70
ClockPaul Mirza4.295.14
MegaminxHenri Gerber33.8834.75
PyraminxEmil Henry Huber1.832.39
SkewbVojtěch Grohmann1.321.78
Square-1Alexander Botz8.269.20
4×4 blindfoldedOliver Fritz3:09.15—
5×5 blindfoldedOliver Fritz4:54.37—
3×3 Multi-BlindJonathan Blöcher29 of 32 cubes · 59:56—

The PB harvest

481 set · 156 still standing
  • Christian Beemelmann — Skewb single 1.91: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Fabian Damke — 2×2 single 1.31: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Ludwig Ernst — 2×2 single 1.35: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Rafael Fellmann — 2×2 single 1.35: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Walther — 2×2 single 1.43: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Duc Huynh — 2×2 single 1.44: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Jule Stadelmeier — 2×2 single 1.45: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Linus Kunath — 2×2 single 1.49: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

48 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

312 competitors · 3336 results · 17 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 6.48 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

312 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.