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V-CUBE Spiel 2012

Essen · 20 October 2012 · 6 events · 37 competitors · 35 personal bests

Martin Kraut won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Martin Kraut by 0.20 seconds. 37 competitors produced 35 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Robin Kwant took a 2×2 single of 5.43 down to 3.25, 40 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Martin Kraut — 3×3, 4×4
0.20s
closest final — 3×3, Martin Kraut over Björn Korbanka
35
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Martin Kraut9.8411.17
2×2Sébastien Auroux2.883.73
4×4Martin Kraut38.1144.30
5×5Björn Korbanka1:27.601:34.57
6×6Björn Korbanka2:57.163:10.10
7×7Jan Bentlage4:45.364:50.85

The PB harvest

35 set · 11 still standing
  • Robin Kwant — 2×2 single 3.25: into the top 17.2% of the event's history.
  • Hakan Deniz — 2×2 single 3.68: into the top 22.4% of the event's history.
  • Silas Kracht — 3×3 single 15.27: into the top 25.3% of the event's history.
  • Björn Korbanka — 6×6 single 2:56.50: into the top 39.3% of the event's history.
  • Robin Kwant — 5×5 single 1:47.09: into the top 40.6% of the event's history.
  • Silas Kracht — 5×5 single 1:49.71: into the top 42.4% of the event's history.
  • Gamze Aksahin — 2×2 single 6.36: into the top 54.6% of the event's history.
  • Gamze Aksahin — 5×5 single 2:25.68: into the top 63.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,376 people who made their debut in 2012. 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

37 competitors · 194 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

37 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.