German Open 2026


Date
Apr 18 - 19, 2026
City
Gütersloh, Germany
Venue

Janusz Korczak Gesamtschule

Address
Schledebrückstr. 170, 33334 Gütersloh
Details

Back building (enter by the schoolyard)

Contact

German Open Organizers

Organizers
Achim Spies, Frederik Hutfleß, Javid Nabizade, Jonas Balsfulland, Katharina Schlomberg, Laura Ohrndorf, Lion Jäschke, Ricardo Olea Catalán, and Sébastien Auroux
WCA Delegates
Javid Nabizade, Jonas Balsfulland, Katharina Schlomberg, Leonard Griebel, Ricardo Olea Catalán, and Sébastien Auroux
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Information

In 2004, the first official German speedcubing competition was held: German Open 2004. The German Open have been held almost every year since and the German Open 2026 continue this traditional competition series! We would be happy if you'd join us and we hope you will enjoy the competition and have fun!

Im Jahr 2004 fand der erste offizielle deutsche Speedcubing-Wettbewerb statt: German Open 2004. Seitdem finden die German Open fast jedes Jahr statt und die German Open 2026 setzen diese traditionelle Wettbewerbsreihe fort! Wir würden uns freuen, wenn ihr dabei seid und wünschen viel Spaß und Freude am Wettbewerb!

Events
Main event
Competitors
102
Registration period

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Registration requirements
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Deutsch

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🇩🇪 Deutsch
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Gäste haben freien Eintritt.

🇬🇧 English
1. WCA account: Create a WCA account here. This step is ONLY required for newcomers and competitors without a WCA account.
2. Registration form: Fill and submit the registration form: click here
3. Registration fee: The registration fee is 8.00 Euro and is paid via Stripe on this website after filling the registration form. Access to a credit card is necessary for this purpose.

Important:

  • Your registration is not complete without payment! Filling out the registration form provisionally reserves your place. If payment is made within one hour of registration at the latest, participants will be accepted in the order in which they registered; otherwise, the date of receipt of payment will be taken into account.
  • Since Stripe is directly integrated into the WCA registration system, payment is only possible after completing the registration form. Payments made are then automatically assigned.
  • If the participant limit has already been reached, you will be placed on the waiting list after completing your registration and payment. You will receive an email as soon as a spot becomes available for you.
  • If you do not have access to a credit card, please contact the organization team in advance at german-open-orga@googlegroups.com.

Guests can attend for free.

Highlights
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George Dinescu won with an average of 7.43 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Justus Leander Cramer finished second (7.61) and Henri Gerber finished third (8.05).

3x3x3 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 George Dinescu 6.48 7.43 Romania 7.446.928.177.936.48
2 Justus Leander Cramer 6.91 7.61 Germany 9.706.917.426.928.48
3 Henri Gerber 6.59 8.05 Germany 8.166.598.048.008.11

2x2x2 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Imanuel Müller 1.50 1.87 Germany 1.501.831.992.181.80
2 Justus Leander Cramer 1.76 2.18 Germany 2.152.051.762.332.33
3 Henri Gerber 2.06 2.49 Germany 2.462.742.452.552.06

4x4x4 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Imanuel Müller 25.47 28.04 Germany 26.5325.4731.8526.0131.58
2 Henri Gerber 22.72 28.33 Germany 30.2027.3127.4722.7240.57
3 Xi Zhang (张希) 30.14 31.73 China 30.1430.7233.2731.2134.20

5x5x5 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Henri Gerber 54.95 56.00 Germany 1:03.6457.1354.9555.4255.45
2 Xi Zhang (张希) 55.19 57.56 China 55.491:02.6456.1555.191:01.04
3 Imanuel Müller 56.05 58.81 Germany 1:03.3256.0559.561:00.4456.43

6x6x6 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Henri Gerber 1:38.78 1:42.96 Germany 1:46.821:38.781:43.29
2 Imanuel Müller 1:39.38 1:45.26 Germany 1:39.381:47.491:48.92
3 Xi Zhang (张希) 1:42.10 1:55.58 China 2:16.101:48.551:42.10

7x7x7 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Henri Gerber 2:39.84 2:43.68 Germany 2:43.132:48.072:39.84
2 Imanuel Müller 2:41.80 2:49.53 Germany 2:41.803:01.392:45.39
3 Xi Zhang (张希) 2:43.93 3:01.67 China 3:03.813:17.272:43.93

3x3x3 Blindfolded

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Noah Kraft 20.24 DNF Germany 26.19DNF22.3920.24DNF
2 Bhargav Narasimhan 36.50 DNF India DNF41.3138.8936.50DNF
3 Henri Gerber 40.70 45.35 Germany 45.4140.7044.7345.911:07.73

3x3x3 One-Handed

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Henri Gerber 11.22 12.24 Germany 16.4211.5513.1711.2212.00
2 Bhargav Narasimhan 10.53 12.34 India 13.1611.4013.5210.5312.45
3 Imanuel Müller 10.38 12.78 Germany 12.2710.7210.3815.36DNF

Clock

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Emil Jenz 3.32 4.16 Germany 4.763.545.364.183.32
2 Finn Comerford 5.45 5.92 Germany 6.335.457.255.965.46
3 Henri Gerber 5.69 6.23 Germany 5.696.386.53DNF5.79

Megaminx

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Henri Gerber 34.06 38.12 Germany 36.9839.6837.6942.5534.06
2 Imanuel Müller 36.20 45.10 Germany 48.7943.8044.5336.2046.97
3 Clotilde Gauthier 50.21 55.32 France 55.5355.6850.2156.6854.76

Pyraminx

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Duc Huynh 2.02 2.49 Germany 2.744.322.232.492.02
2 József Katona 2.17 3.35 Hungary 2.49DNF4.432.173.13
3 Imanuel Müller 2.95 3.54 Germany 4.054.363.502.953.07

Skewb

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Henri Gerber 2.78 3.65 Germany 2.783.775.353.303.87
2 Frederik Hutfleß 3.75 4.06 Germany 3.754.114.234.823.85
3 Elias Mattis Prange 3.76 4.78 Germany 5.684.397.204.273.76

Square-1

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Hannes Müller 8.08 8.37 Germany 9.408.088.418.208.49
2 Tijmen van der Ree 7.84 9.55 Netherlands 9.8917.457.8410.068.71
3 Henri Gerber 10.81 12.93 Germany 15.4110.8115.1911.2112.40

4x4x4 Blindfolded

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Noah Kraft 3:14.61 DNF Germany 3:14.61DNFDNF
2 Niklas Thomßen 4:58.73 DNF Germany DNF4:58.73DNF
3 Katharina Schlomberg 7:17.85 DNF Germany 7:17.85DNFDNF

5x5x5 Blindfolded

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Noah Kraft 5:06.05 DNF Germany 5:39.835:06.05DNF
2 Henri Gerber 12:20.00 DNF Germany DNF12:20.00DNS
3 Patrick Bessel 22:16.00 DNF Germany 22:16.00DNSDNS
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