European Rubik's Cube Championship 2016
- Date
- Jul 15 - 17, 2016
- City
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Venue
- Address
- U Starého stadiónu 378/16, 153 00 Radotín
- Website
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2016 website
- Contact
- Organizers
- Euro 2016 Organization Team, Jaroslav Flejberk, Laura Ohrndorf, Luis J. Iáñez, Niki Placskó, Olivér Perge, and Sébastien Auroux
- WCA Delegates
- Laura Ohrndorf, Luis J. Iáñez, Niki Placskó, Olivér Perge, and Sébastien Auroux
- Information
Registration has been closed! We will not extend the limit anymore, will not open a waiting list and will not accept walk-in registrations. For more information, visit the competition website. European Championship 2016 is opened to any citizens, but only Europeans are eligible to win prizes.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 500
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 4:00 PM UTC and closed Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 8:03 PM UTC.
- Registration requirements
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This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Feliks Zemdegs won with an average of 7.07 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Philipp Weyer finished second (7.88) and Mats Valk finished third (8.06).
World records: Feliks Zemdegs 5x5x5 Cube 49.32 (average), 6x6x6 Cube 1:43.21 (average), 7x7x7 Cube 2:20.66 (single), 7x7x7 Cube 2:25.06 (average), and 3x3x3 One-Handed 10.70 (average).
African records: Conor Cronin 7x7x7 Cube 4:37.31 (average), Clock 8.15 (average), Square-1 15.39 (single), and Square-1 20.44 (average).
Oceanian records: Feliks Zemdegs 6x6x6 Cube 1:38.29 (single), Megaminx 42.29 (single), Megaminx 44.25 (average), Megaminx 39.04 (single), and Megaminx 43.02 (average); Jayden McNeill Square-1 9.03 (single), 3x3x3 With Feet 54.33 (single), and 3x3x3 With Feet 59.12 (average).
European records: Antonie Paterakis 2x2x2 Cube 1.65 (average); Emanuel Rheinert Square-1 10.97 (average); Mats Valk 3x3x3 Cube 5.13 (single); Michał Pleskowicz 3x3x3 One-Handed 11.37 (average); Sebastian Weyer 5x5x5 Cube 57.36 (average).
North American records: Kevin Hays 5x5x5 Cube 50.33 (single), 5x5x5 Cube 54.73 (average), and 6x6x6 Cube 1:45.35 (average).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Feliks Zemdegs | 6.34 | 7.07 | Australia | 7.92 | 6.34 | 7.54 | 6.77 | 6.91 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Maciej Czapiewski | 1.45 | 1.93 | Poland | 3.06 | 2.11 | 1.93 | 1.76 | 1.45 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Sebastian Weyer | 27.09 | 28.04 | Germany | 28.17 | 27.45 | 27.09 | 28.49 | 31.11 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Feliks Zemdegs | 46.01 | 49.64 | Australia | 49.75 | 51.72 | 53.61 | 46.01 | 47.45 | |||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Feliks Zemdegs | 1:38.29 | OcR | 1:43.21 | WR | Australia | 1:44.88 | 1:46.45 | 1:38.29 | |||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Feliks Zemdegs | 2:34.76 | 2:41.27 | Australia | 2:34.76 | 2:53.32 | 2:35.74 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호) | 28.83 | 36.73 | Republic of Korea | 44.66 | 28.83 | 36.71 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Jan Bentlage | 23 | 25.33 | Germany | 29 | 23 | 24 | |||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Feliks Zemdegs | 9.54 | 10.70 | WR | Australia | 10.94 | 10.57 | 9.54 | 10.98 | 10.59 | ||
| Clock | Wojciech Knott | 5.44 | 5.80 | Poland | 7.38 | 5.59 | 5.44 | 5.59 | 6.23 | |||
| Megaminx | Feliks Zemdegs | 39.04 | OcR | 43.02 | OcR | Australia | 43.80 | 54.90 | 41.39 | 43.88 | 39.04 | |
| Pyraminx | Jules Desjardin | 2.52 | 3.67 | France | 4.20 | 3.86 | 2.52 | 2.94 | 6.89 | |||
| Skewb | Michał Rzewuski | 2.09 | 2.99 | Poland | 3.78 | 3.75 | 2.96 | 2.09 | 2.27 | |||
| Square-1 | Emanuel Rheinert | 9.50 | 10.97 | ER | Germany | 13.97 | 11.30 | 11.40 | 9.50 | 10.22 | ||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Roman Strakhov | 2:38.90 | DNF | Russia | 2:38.90 | DNF | DNF | |||||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Roman Strakhov | 6:14.89 | DNF | Russia | DNF | 6:14.89 | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Oleg Gritsenko | 19/20 54:34 | Russia | 18/19 56:30 | 19/20 54:34 | |||||||
| 3x3x3 With Feet | Jakub Kipa | 31.22 | 33.66 | Poland | 31.22 | 32.74 | 37.03 | |||||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Semi Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:00.00 | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:00.00 | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 6x6x6 Cube | First round | Bo1 / Mo3 | 10:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 3:45.00 | |
| Final | Mo3 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 7x7x7 Cube | First round | Bo1 / Mo3 | 10:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 5:30.00 | |
| Final | Mo3 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | First round | Bo3 | 10:00.00 | ||
| Final | Bo3 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Final | Mo3 | 1 hour | ||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 45.00 | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Clock | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 15.00 | |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Megaminx | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:40.00 | |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Pyraminx | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Skewb | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Square-1 | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 45.00 | |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 25:00.00 | ||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 25:00.00 | ||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | Bo1 / Bo2 | 10:00.00 per cube, up to 60:00.00 | 1 attempt to get > 5 points | |
| 3x3x3 With Feet | First round | Bo1 / Mo3 | 10:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 2:00.00 | |
| Final | Mo3 | 10:00.00 |
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.