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Velbert Open 2013

Velbert · 16 February 2013 · 8 events · 32 competitors · 44 personal bests

Erik Akkersdijk won three of the eight events (2×2, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Sebastian Weyer by 0.09 seconds. 32 competitors produced 44 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Sebastian Weyer set the 4×4 single world record: 26.44.

Three wins
Erik Akkersdijk — 2×2, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.09s
closest final — 3×3, Sebastian Weyer over Philipp Weyer
44
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Sebastian Weyer8.699.14
2×2Erik Akkersdijk2.303.61
4×4Sebastian Weyer29.6532.86
5×5Erik Akkersdijk1:14.471:20.12
3×3 blindfoldedAdrian Lehmann55.06
3×3 Fewest MovesArnaud van Galen26 moves
3×3 one-handedErik Akkersdijk17.7219.23
PyraminxSébastien Auroux4.254.92

The PB harvest

44 set · 10 still standing
  • Arnaud van Galen — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 26 moves: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Georg Schewtschuk — 3×3 single 15.06: into the top 24.6% of the event's history.
  • Arnaud van Galen — 4×4 single 54.31: into the top 29.9% of the event's history.
  • Christian Kopping — 2×2 single 4.90: into the top 38.1% of the event's history.
  • Christian Kopping — 3×3 single 20.28: into the top 40.7% of the event's history.
  • Reiner Thomsen — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 38 moves: into the top 40.9% of the event's history.
  • Georg Schewtschuk — 4×4 single 1:14.93: into the top 51.5% of the event's history.
  • Reiner Thomsen — 5×5 single 2:26.56: into the top 64.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 6,160 people who made their debut in 2013. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

32 competitors · 279 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

32 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.