Competitions · Netherlands
Tulip Open 2016
Utrecht · 20 March 2016 · 8 events · 45 competitors · 41 personal bests
Mats Valk won five of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Mats Valk by 0.00 seconds. 45 competitors produced 41 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Mats Valk | 6.54 | 7.50 |
| 2×2 | Mats Valk | 1.77 | 2.15 |
| 4×4 | Mats Valk | 30.15 | 35.45 |
| 5×5 | Mats Valk | 1:00.89 | 1:03.48 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Ivo Bakker | 38.53 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Mats Valk | 12.57 | 17.48 |
| Pyraminx | Robin Verstraten | 3.63 | 5.27 |
| Skewb | Daan Baartmans | 5.23 | 6.07 |
The PB harvest
41 set · 5 still standing- Maarten Smit — 5×5 single 1:15.50: into the top 15.7% of the event's history.
- Maarten van Tol — 3×3 one-handed single 25.12: into the top 34.5% of the event's history.
- Serena Rietbergen — 2×2 single 5.17: into the top 41.4% of the event's history.
- Amalie Petersen — 4×4 single 2:12.19: into the top 86.6% of the event's history.
- Hanneke Rijks — Skewb single 19.46: into the top 88.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
Twelve people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
8 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
45 competitors · 218 results · 8 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. Mats Valk won it with a 7.50 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R' D2 L U2 L' U2 L D R' U B2 U' L D U2 R2 U2 B' - 2
R2 F U2 F R2 B2 F' R2 U2 R2 F' R U' R2 D U' L' F2 L' - 3
L2 R2 B L2 F' U2 L2 B2 U' B D2 B R' U' F D U2 B2 R - 4
U2 F' U2 L2 B2 D2 R2 B D2 L2 R' F L2 R' U L R2 D' B D - 5
D2 U2 L' D2 R' F2 R2 D2 R U' R' B2 U2 R2 U' R B L2 R F
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
45 competitors- Amalie Petersen
- Antonie Paterakis
- Bruno Vervoort
- Carmen Liu
- Daan Baartmans
- Daniël Kassab
- David Vos
- David Wigman
- Diego Filon
- Dikra Kamrain
- Emma Vlaswinkel
- Gijs van Cappelle
- Hanneke Rijks
- Ivo Bakker
- Jakka Chang
- Jan van Dorst
- Jaric Wiegman
- Jeroen Briek
- Lars Ham
- Lisa Kalse
- Lydia van Deventer
- Maarten Smit
- Maarten van Tol
- Mac Bowley
- Manu Vereecken
- Mats Valk
- Matt Gaston
- Michael Fung
- Midas Kiebert
- Mika Smulders
- Monyuan Cai
- Nino Perez Vazquez
- Olivier Morsink
- Olivier Vos
- Pim Kloet
- Reinier Schippers
- Robert Antal
- Robin Verstraten
- Ron van Bruchem
- Serena Rietbergen
- Simone Hermans
- Tijmen van der Ree
- Tim de Rooij
- Willem Bakker
- Yoana Kochkova
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.