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South Germany 2023

Karlsruhe · 21 October 2023 · 10 events · 154 competitors · 224 personal bests

Noah Kraft won two of the ten events (2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Sophia Schmoll by 0.18 seconds. 154 competitors produced 224 personal bests, 67 of which still stand today, and 31 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Mark Zimmermann set the 7×7 single national record: 2:05.65.

Two wins
Noah Kraft — 2×2, Skewb
0.18s
closest final — Pyraminx, Sophia Schmoll over Duc Huynh
224
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Philipp Weyer5.466.12
2×2Noah Kraft1.842.21
4×4Alwin Rölz25.3929.69
5×5Mark Zimmermann40.5548.38
7×7Mark Zimmermann2:15.122:20.98
3×3 Fewest MovesDunhui Xiao (肖敦慧)23 moves—
ClockMagnus Lensch4.574.85
MegaminxMarkus Otten42.7746.35
PyraminxSophia Schmoll2.473.04
SkewbNoah Kraft2.843.28

The PB harvest

224 set · 67 still standing
  • Dunhui Xiao (肖敦慧) — Pyraminx single 3.52: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
  • Masha Bopp — 3×3 single 9.38: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
  • Clancy Caster — 2×2 single 2.23: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
  • Jakob Krubasik — Pyraminx single 3.94: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
  • Julian Hilpisch — Pyraminx single 3.98: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
  • Aleksander Bober — Pyraminx single 4.40: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
  • Linus Albrecht — 3×3 single 10.85: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
  • Jakob Krubasik — 3×3 single 11.10: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

31 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

154 competitors · 1282 results · 10 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. Philipp Weyer won it with a 6.12 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

154 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.