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Erik Akkersdijk vs Dennis Strehlau

Two careers, 135 shared rounds, one running count. Everything below comes from the official results the two of them posted in the same rounds of the same competitions.

Erik Akkersdijk (Netherlands) and Dennis Strehlau (Germany) have met in 135 rounds across 14 competitions since 2008. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Erik Akkersdijk leads Dennis Strehlau: 103 finishes in front to 30 and 2 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Erik Akkersdijk holds the faster single in 8, Dennis Strehlau in 6.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventErik Akkersdijk singleaverageDennis Strehlau singleaverage
3×36.548.0811.9913.35
2×20.962.682.475.51
4×426.5731.5354.7659.70
5×552.2559.202:15.052:26.96
3×3 blindfolded1:06.041:22.9247.691:07.43
3×3 Fewest Moves20 moves29.3353 moves
3×3 one-handed11.2815.9624.1129.34
Clock8.3410.246.228.54
Megaminx47.1852.601:57.032:00.53
Pyraminx2.814.336.599.90
Square-117.5626.4516.3826.77
4×4 blindfolded21:34.006:02.97
5×5 blindfolded31:57.0011:56.00
3×3 Multi-Blind14 of 17 cubes · 55:4719 of 20 cubes · 59:04

Year by year

every meeting, 135 rounds in all
20082016busiest year: 101 meetings2008: 1012009: 212011: 22013: 62016: 5

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundErik AkkersdijkDennis Strehlauahead
2016German Open 20163×3Second round9.3615.51Erik Akkersdijk
2016German Open 20163×3First round9.9114.34Erik Akkersdijk
2016German Open 20163×3 blindfoldedFirst round2:21.381:07.43Dennis Strehlau
2016German Open 20163×3 blindfoldedFinal2:29.591:03.50Dennis Strehlau
2016German Open 20165×5First round1:10.332:26.96Erik Akkersdijk
2013German Nationals 20133×3First round11.3414.64Erik Akkersdijk
2013German Nationals 20133×3Second round11.6315.45Erik Akkersdijk
2013German Nationals 20133×3 blindfoldedFirst round1:27.78Dennis Strehlau
2013German Nationals 20133×3 Fewest MovesFinal53 movesDennis Strehlau
2013German Nationals 20133×3 one-handedFirst round20.8729.34Erik Akkersdijk
2013German Nationals 2013ClockFirst round13.249.12Dennis Strehlau
2011Aachen Open 20113×3 Multi-BlindFinal3 of 3 cubes · 18:5313 of 16 cubes · 59:07Dennis Strehlau
2011Aachen Open 20115×5 blindfoldedFinal19:29.00Dennis Strehlau
2009World Rubik's Cube Championship 20092×2First round4.656.64Erik Akkersdijk

Full careers: Erik Akkersdijk · Dennis Strehlau. A meeting is a round of one event at one competition where both finished with a counted result. Who finished ahead follows official placing in the round: rounds played to an average are won on the average, best-of rounds on the single.