Brugge Beginners Open 2024

Date: Mar 23 - 24, 2024
City: Brugge, Belgium
Venue: KTA Brugge
Address: Rijselstraat 7, Brugge
Details: School cafetaria
Contact: Organization team
Organizers: Giles Mampaey, Glen Zhang, Jesse Moens, Lisa Leukemans, and Matthias Schegers
WCA Delegates: Aurelien Marion, Bruno Vervoort, Manu Vereecken, and Nicolò Simone

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Information

This competition is participating in the official WCA Newcomer Month 2024. The registration process will reserve 50 spots for new competitors. New competitors are considered to have no WCA ID or a WCA ID with 2024. Returning competitors are considered to have a WCA ID that is from 2023 or earlier. All competitors must still follow all registration requirements for their registration to be considered complete. Your registration is only complete after paying the registration fee via the WCA website. Registrations will be accepted based on the moment of payment.

Registrations will be accepted based on the following:
* 50 spots are reserved for new competitors.
* Initially, 100 spots are available for returning competitors on a first come, first serve basis.
* If more than 50 new competitors register before 100 spots are filled by returning competitors, any additional new competitors will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis alongside returning competitors.
* If the spots reserved for new competitors are not filled by new competitors before registration closes two weeks prior to the competition, remaining spots, up to the competitor limit, will be accepted from registered returning competitors.

Events
Main event
Competitors: 136

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This competition is part of WCA Newcomer Month (March 2024).** 50 spots are reserved for new competitors or competitors with a 2024 WCA ID. **
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Olivier Vos won with an average of 8.15 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Ivo Stoutjesdijk finished second (8.24) and Vincent Chan finished third (8.67).

3x3x3 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Olivier Vos	7.27	8.15	Netherlands	9.64	8.00	7.27	8.57	7.89
2	Ivo Stoutjesdijk	6.72	8.24	Netherlands	10.22	8.66	7.83	8.23	6.72
3	Vincent Chan	7.25	8.67	Netherlands	7.54	8.46	7.25	11.63	10.01

2x2x2 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Vincent Chan	1.53	2.20	Netherlands	2.29	1.53	1.81	2.50	2.77
2	Romain Leblond	1.74	2.90	France	2.56	4.18	1.74	2.95	3.20
3	Justin Vinckenbosch	2.81	3.12	Belgium	3.05	2.81	3.31	3.00	3.71

4x4x4 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Ivo Stoutjesdijk	28.07	34.78	Netherlands	36.44	35.27	35.69	33.38	28.07
2	Olivier Vos	33.74	35.73	Netherlands	33.74	34.60	36.46	37.25	36.13
3	Bruno Vervoort	32.91	36.49	Belgium	40.89	32.91	39.28	34.84	35.34

5x5x5 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Olivier Vos	57.60	58.71	Netherlands	57.87	59.17	59.09	1:06.88	57.60
2	Matthias Schegers	59.16	1:07.18	Belgium	1:12.35	1:06.10	59.16	1:12.96	1:03.08
3	Ivo Stoutjesdijk	1:00.88	1:07.19	Netherlands	1:00.88	1:06.52	1:07.48	1:13.33	1:07.56

3x3x3 Blindfolded

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Olivier Vos	19.26	DNF	Netherlands	DNF	19.89	19.26
2	Ivo Stoutjesdijk	29.29	DNF	Netherlands	29.29	DNF	32.86
3	Aurelien Marion	49.32	DNF	Belgium	DNF	49.32	51.84

3x3x3 One-Handed

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Olivier Vos	10.52	12.49	Netherlands	14.98	12.97	13.42	10.52	11.08
2	Ivo Stoutjesdijk	14.78	15.63	Netherlands	15.13	16.95	15.24	14.78	16.51
3	Sjoerd van Leeuwen	13.40	16.71	Netherlands	17.22	18.52	13.40	14.38	26.48

Clock

#	Name	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
1	Joran Pauwels	3.30	NR	4.69	NR	Belgium	3.30	5.36	4.72	4.00	5.37
2	Teru Umene	3.71	NR	6.33		Japan	3.71	9.98	4.13	4.87	DNF
3	Aron De Vrieze	7.76		8.35		Belgium	9.21	7.87	DNF	7.96	7.76

Megaminx

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Ivo Stoutjesdijk	49.04	53.59	Netherlands	49.04	56.13	50.21	55.25	55.31
2	Teun Geers	44.82	56.28	Netherlands	1:00.17	1:05.58	53.95	54.72	44.82
3	Ilija Jovanovic	50.46	59.60	Belgium	59.52	50.46	59.73	59.55	1:03.05

Pyraminx

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Matthias Schegers	2.36	2.76	Belgium	2.59	2.36	4.77	2.78	2.91
2	Ilija Jovanovic	2.23	2.81	Belgium	2.23	2.73	3.34	2.97	2.72
3	Félicien Steux	2.34	3.13	Belgium	2.34	2.97	2.78	3.63	3.85

Skewb

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Bas Van Loo	3.26	3.96	Belgium	5.66	3.26	3.45	4.11	4.32
2	Nicolas Dupuis	3.58	4.52	Belgium	5.51	3.58	5.10	4.28	4.17
3	Ivo Stoutjesdijk	3.07	4.53	Netherlands	DNF	4.94	4.43	3.07	4.22

Square-1

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Vincent Chan	6.15	9.41	Netherlands	6.15	6.87	8.08	13.60	13.28
2	Joran Pauwels	9.39	10.37	Belgium	11.76	9.94	9.39	12.22	9.41
3	Ivo Stoutjesdijk	11.75	13.31	Netherlands	14.70	12.37	13.74	11.75	13.83