Benelux Open 2008
- Date
- Feb 16 - 17, 2008
- City
- Sint Michielsgestel, Netherlands
- Venue
- Address
- Esscheweg 78, 5271 NA Sint Michielsgestel
- Website
- Benelux Open 2008 website
- Contact
- Organizers
- Ron van Bruchem and Ton Dennenbroek
- WCA Delegate
- Ron van Bruchem
- Registration requirements
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- Highlights
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Erik Akkersdijk won with an average of 14.01 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Gunnar Krig finished second (14.13) and Joël van Noort finished third (14.59).
World records: Erik Akkersdijk 4x4x4 Cube 54.71 (average); Rama Temmink 3x3x3 One-Handed 20.58 (average).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Erik Akkersdijk | 10.40 | 14.01 | Netherlands | 12.55 | 15.28 | 14.21 | 17.15 | 10.40 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Erik Akkersdijk | 3.73 | 4.87 | Netherlands | 4.46 | DNF | 5.84 | 4.31 | 3.73 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Erik Akkersdijk | 50.63 | 54.71 | WR | Netherlands | 53.22 | 56.27 | 50.63 | 56.71 | 54.65 | ||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Erik Akkersdijk | 1:36.16 | 1:40.52 | Netherlands | 1:45.75 | 1:38.70 | 1:41.71 | 1:36.16 | 1:41.16 | |||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Kai Jiptner | 2:18.06 | DNF | Germany | DNF | DNF | 2:18.06 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Alexander Ooms | 36 | Netherlands | 36 | ||||||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Rama Temmink | 16.94 | NR | 20.58 | WR | Netherlands | 20.78 | 21.50 | 22.18 | 16.94 | 19.46 | |
| Clock | Alexander Ooms | 10.33 | 11.11 | Netherlands | 11.93 | 11.06 | 10.33 | |||||
| Megaminx | Erik Akkersdijk | 1:09.41 | 1:17.01 | Netherlands | 1:21.84 | 1:09.41 | 1:19.77 | |||||
| Pyraminx | Ron van Bruchem | 7.84 | 9.23 | Netherlands | 9.90 | 7.84 | 8.68 | 11.46 | 9.12 | |||
| Square-1 | István Kocza | 34.02 | 36.75 | Hungary | 34.83 | 34.02 | 41.41 | |||||
| Magic | Henrik Buus Aagaard | 1.25 | 1.76 | Denmark | 1.25 | 1.84 | 2.05 | DNF | 1.38 | |||
| Master Magic | Alexander Ooms | 2.59 | 2.92 | NR | Netherlands | 2.63 | 2.69 | 2.59 | 4.63 | 3.44 | ||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind Old Style | István Kocza | 7/7 1:27:37 | NR | Hungary | 7/7 1:27:37 | DNS | ||||||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 0.00 | ||
| Second round | Ao5 | 0.00 | |||
| Final | Ao5 | 0.00 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Final | Ao5 | 0.00 | ||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Final | Ao5 | 0.00 | ||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 0.00 | 2 attempts to get < 4:00.00 | |
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 0.00 | ||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Final | Bo1 | 1 hour | ||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | First round | Ao5 | 0.00 | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 0.00 | |||
| Clock | Final | Mo3 | 0.00 | ||
| Megaminx | Final | Bo1 / Mo3 | 0.00 | 1 attempt to get < 3:30.00 | |
| Pyraminx | Final | Ao5 | 0.00 | ||
| Square-1 | Final | Bo1 / Mo3 | 0.00 | 1 attempt to get < 1:00.00 | |
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | Bo1 | 0.00 | ||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Final | Bo1 | 0.00 | ||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | Bo2 | 10:00.00 per cube, up to 60:00.00 | ||
| Magic | Final | Ao5 | 0.00 | ||
| Master Magic | Final | Ao5 | 0.00 | ||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind Old Style | Final | Bo2 |
Time limit
If you reach the time limit during your solve, the judge will stop you and your result will be DNF (see Regulation A1a4).
Cutoff
The result to beat to proceed to the second phase of a cutoff round (see Regulation 9g).
Format
The format describes how to determine the ranking of competitors based on their results. The list of allowed formats per event is described in Regulation 9b. See Regulation 9f for a description of each format.