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Zwolle Open 2018

Zwolle · 17 August 2018 · 14 events · 85 competitors · 168 personal bests

Alwin Rölz won five of the 14 events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Francisco Hamlin by 0.10 seconds. 85 competitors produced 168 personal bests, 33 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Alwin Rölz set the Pyraminx single national record: 1.18.

Five wins
Alwin Rölz — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Pyraminx, 3×3 with feet
0.10s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Francisco Hamlin over Olivier Vos
168
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mika Smulders7.448.27
2×2Mika Smulders1.672.27
4×4Francisco Hamlin33.1535.45
5×5Alwin Rölz1:06.481:08.23
6×6Alwin Rölz2:09.012:13.65
7×7Alwin Rölz3:19.463:32.82
3×3 Fewest MovesMattheo de Wit28 moves—
3×3 one-handedFrancisco Hamlin11.8415.78
ClockMattheo de Wit6.557.96
MegaminxMattheo de Wit54.0559.36
PyraminxAlwin Rölz2.053.21
SkewbMattheo de Wit3.004.06
Square-1Mattheo de Wit13.9015.16
3×3 with feetAlwin Rölz34.0938.37

The PB harvest

168 set · 33 still standing
  • Amiel Engel — Pyraminx single 2.23: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
  • Yannick Nefkens — Pyraminx single 2.75: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Steven Jonkman — Pyraminx single 3.88: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
  • David Kleemans — 2×2 single 2.56: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
  • Luca Rengers — 2×2 single 2.63: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
  • Mattheo de Wit — 3×3 with feet single 48.79: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
  • Yannick Nefkens — Skewb single 4.27: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
  • Matthijs Annot — Pyraminx single 5.88: into the top 19.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

85 competitors · 713 results · 14 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. Mika Smulders won it with a 8.27 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

85 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.