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V-Cube Spiel B 2023

Essen · 8 October 2023 · 4 events · 33 competitors · 48 personal bests

Philipp Weyer won two of the four events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Mael Ouledkraim by 0.56 seconds. 33 competitors produced 48 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Imanuel Müller set the 2×2 single national record: 0.52.

Two wins
Philipp Weyer — 3×3, 4×4
0.56s
closest final — Pyraminx, Mael Ouledkraim over Natan Suslowicz
48
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Philipp Weyer6.376.96
2×2Benedikt Thurm1.802.43
4×4Philipp Weyer28.5732.55
PyraminxMael Ouledkraim3.524.11

The PB harvest

48 set · 12 still standing
  • George Dinescu — 2×2 single 0.57: into the top 0.026% of the event's history.
  • Aurelia Röpke — 2×2 single 1.00: into the top 0.55% of the event's history.
  • Sky Majewski — 2×2 single 1.10: into the top 0.77% of the event's history.
  • Javid Nabizade — 2×2 single 1.26: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Felix König — 2×2 single 1.77: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Lina Tissier — 2×2 single 1.78: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Roland Frisch — Pyraminx single 6.12: into the top 20.9% of the event's history.
  • Florian Rörick — 2×2 single 4.55: into the top 33.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

33 competitors · 189 results · 4 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 6.96 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

33 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.