2x2 Rubiks Cube 0.84 seconds (German Record) Cornelius Dieckmann 2026-09-22 | 2x2 Rubiks Cube 0.84 seconds (German Record)
7.02 Official Average (PB) Cornelius Dieckmann 2019-10-13 | It only took two years to break my 7.09. Expecting that sub-7 average sometime in 2021. This was the winning average of Franconia Fall 2019.Times: 7.86, (9.22), (6.50), 6.58, 6.63Competition: Franconia Fall 2019, final round.Cube: GAN Air 356 SM (clear GES nuts).Sponsored by TheCubicle.thecubicle.usCamera: GoPro Hero4.Facebook page: facebook.com/CorneliusCubesWCA profile: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
12.33 One-handed Average – German Champion 2019 Cornelius Dieckmann 2019-08-05 | So happy, and a bit surprised, to have won One-handed at Nationals after missing the podium altogether last year. In the end, my average placed me just 0.02 seconds ahead of Kevin Gerhardt, giving me my fifth OH national title (2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019).Times: (11.52), 12.31, 12.02, 12.65, (14.30)Competition: German Nationals 2019, final round.Cube: GAN Air 356 SM (clear GES nuts).Sponsored by GAN Cube and TheCubicle.gancube.comthecubicle.usCamera: GoPro Hero4.Facebook page: facebook.com/CorneliusCubesWCA profile: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
7.28 - Winning Average at Empire State Spring 2019 Cornelius Dieckmann 2019-04-21 | My second competition win in the U.S. after Berkeley Summer 2013. :)Times: 7.45, 7.31, (8.23), 7.08, (6.76)Competition: Empire State Spring 2019 (Albany NY), final round.Cube: GAN Air 356 SM (blue GES nuts).Sponsored by GAN Cube and TheCubicle.gancube.comthecubicle.usCamera: GoPro Hero4.Facebook page: facebook.com/CorneliusCubesWCA profile: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
5.81 Solve on My 10th Cubing Anniversay Cornelius Dieckmann 2019-02-16 | I solved a cube for the first time on 27 January 2009, when I was thirteen years old. This video is from Getafe Vuelve 2019, exactly ten years later. I can go a little bit longer.Competition: Getafe Vuelve 2019, second round.Getafe, Spain, 27 January 2019.Cube: GAN Air 356 SM (blue GES nuts).Sponsored by GAN Cube and TheCubicle.gancube.comthecubicle.usCamera: GoPro Hero4.Facebook page: facebook.com/CorneliusCubesWCA profile: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
9.43 One-Handed Solve (Single PB) Cornelius Dieckmann 2018-08-12 | Only 0.08 faster than my previous PB, but a jump from fourth to second place in the German rankings.The ZBLL was R' L' U L U' R L' U' L U' L' U L.Competition: WCA European Championship 2018, final round.Madrid, Spain, 21 July 2018.Cube: GAN Air 356 SM (green GES nuts).Sponsored by GAN Cube and TheCubicle.gancube.comthecubicle.usCamera: GoPro Hero4.Facebook page: facebook.com/CorneliusCubesWCA profile: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
Official 3x3 Solve: 4.77 (NR) Cornelius Dieckmann 2018-08-05 | Oops, I did it again. I think it's pretty clear from my reaction that I was completely astonished by this. For one, it's only been two weeks since I got my 4.83, which was tied by Sebastian Weyer last weekend and which I thought I might never beat. For another, I do yellow cross only about once every 300 solves, because my look-ahead is pretty bad on anything but white. However, this scramble was incredibly easy on yellow (x-cross and preserved pair), so I immediately decided to go for it. Still, I wasn't expecting it to be quite that simple, what with the nice remaining two pairs and the forced OLL skip.I'm sure it would've even been slightly faster had it been on white. In an ideal world, I also wouldn't have done U' U before PLL. But 4.77? No complaints. This makes me the first European to get two sub-5s in competition. It also nearly broke Mats Valk's long-standing European record of 4.74.Ranked 1st in Germany, 2nd in Europe, 7th in the world.Scramble: F D2 R L2 U F' U R2 D2 R2 B L2 B2 D2 B2 U2 B R241 turns / 4.77 seconds = 8.60 turns per secondCompetition: Franconia Open 2018, first round.Cube: GAN Air 356 SM (blue GES nuts). I only took the cube out of the box about an hour before this, so I had done no more than 50 practice solves and no adjustments. This was only my second official solve with it.Sponsored by GAN Cube and TheCubicle.gancube.comthecubicle.usCamera: GoPro Hero4.Facebook page: facebook.com/CorneliusCubesWCA profile: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
Official 3x3 Solve: 4.83 (NR) Cornelius Dieckmann 2018-07-21 | New German national record, second in Europe, and eighth in the world! Forced OLL skip + PLL skip. One year, ten months, and 17 days after I set my previous PB/NR (5.58).Competition: WCA European Championship 2018, first round.Madrid, Spain, 21 July 2018.Cube: GAN Air 356 SM (green GES nuts).Sponsored by GAN Cube and The Cubicle.gancube.comthecubicle.usCamera: GoPro Hero4.Facebook page: facebook.com/CorneliusCubesWCA profile: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
Official OH Average: 11.62 Cornelius Dieckmann 2018-05-26 | Only 0.06 off NR! I thought it might have been enough to beat it after the fifth solve. Still, nice average.Times: 10.73, 12.08, (18.06), 12.05, (10.40)Competition: High Wycombe Open 2018, final round.Cube: GAN Air 356 SM (green GES nuts).Sponsored by GAN Cube and The Cubicle.gancube.comthecubicle.usCamera: GoPro Hero4.Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA profile: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
One-Handed Single: 9.90 Cornelius Dieckmann 2018-05-25 | My fifth official sub-10! Nice and smooth, nuthin' fancy.Competition: Hessen Open 2018, final round.Cube: GAN Air 356 SM (green GES nuts).Sponsored by GAN Cube and The Cubicle.gancube.comthecubicle.usCamera: GoPro Hero4.Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA profile: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
One Move Away from a Sub-7 Average Cornelius Dieckmann 2018-05-24 | Corner twist literally one move before completing the last solve (1:38), on which I got to PLL at low 5. It's a tough life. The average was 7.37 in the end. Times: 7.55, (8.58), 6.56, (6.48), 8.00For what it's worth, I still finished second in the competition, ahead of Kevin Gerhardt and Sebastian Weyer. Philipp Weyer got a 6.92 average, which I may or may not have beaten without the corner twist.Competition: Hessen Open 2018, final round.Cube: GAN Air 356 SM (green GES nuts).Sponsored by GAN Cube and The Cubicle.gancube.comthecubicle.usCamera: GoPro Hero4.Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA profile: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
7.13 Average Cornelius Dieckmann 2018-02-19 | My second fastest average, after the 7.09. Still waiting for sub-7.Times: (7.96), 7.21, 6.80, 7.38, (6.22)Competition: Frankfurt Cube Days 2018, second round.Cube: GAN Air 356 SM (green GES nuts).Sponsored by GAN Cube.gancube.comCamera: GoPro Hero4.Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA profile: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
When You Start with Three 6s... Cornelius Dieckmann 2018-02-10 | What a painful average – definitely the closest I've come to sub-7 so far. It was strange: I was feeling very sick the day of the competition (pretty sure I had a fever), and then suddenly I started doing good solves. Got too nervous after that dream start, though. Soon...Times: (6.49), 6.88, 6.83, 8.15, (9.67)Competition: Italian Championship 2017, final round.Cube: GAN Air 356 SM (green GES nuts).Sponsored by GAN Cube.gancube.comCamera: GoPro Hero4.Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA profile: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
7.20 Average – 2nd Place on WR#3 Podium Cornelius Dieckmann 2018-02-09 | My second fastest official average. Pure sub-7.5, too! Thanks, J-Perms.Times: (7.49), 7.33, (7.02), 7.12, 7.16This was part of the third fastest podium of all time:1. Philipp Weyer, 6.77 (ER)2. Cornelius Dieckmann, 7.203. Sebastian Weyer, 7.64Only London Open 2017 and the World Championship 2017 had more competitive podiums.worldcubeassociation.org/results/statistics.php#podiums_3x3Competition: Berlin Kubus Projekt 2017, final round.Cube: GAN Air 356 SM (green GES nuts).Sponsored by GAN Cube.gancube.comCamera: GoPro Hero4.Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA profile: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
2x2 Single: 0.86 (Part of DNF Average) Cornelius Dieckmann 2018-01-12 | NR is 0.84 by yours truly – longest standing German record.Times: 3.43, (0.86), DNF, 4.74+, (DNF)Sponsored by GAN Cube.gancube.comCompetition: Italian Championship 2017, first round.Camera: GoPro Hero4Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA page: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
Official 3x3 Single: 5.80 Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-11-29 | My fifth five in competition, and third one in the last three month. I'd like to think my PB of 5.58 is bound to fall soon.Forced OLL skip using L' U R U' R' L instead of inserting the pair with R U' R'.Cube: GAN356 Air SM (green GES nuts)Sponsored by GAN Cube.gancube.comCompetition: Weston-super-Mare Open 2017, second round.Camera: GoPro Hero4Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA page: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
5.78 Official Rubiks Cube Solve (X-Cross + ZBLL) Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-11-08 | Don't be misled by my disappointed expression: this was a nice solve for me (my third fastest in competition, actually). The reason I look like I don't know what to make of it is that the other solves in the average were 6.96, 9.82, 9.56, and 6.54, meaning that while I had some good singles in there, the average was spoilt (high 7 instead of low 7 or even high 6). Still, I feel good about the solve on its own. :)The ZBLL was R U R' U' R' F' R U2 R U2' R' F (though that U U' U before I executed it was quite unnecessary).Competition: Munich Open 2017, first round.Cube: GAN 356 Air SM (green GES nuts).Sponsored by GAN Cube.gancube.comCamera: GoPro Hero4.Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA profile: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
Official 5x5 Solve: 54.82 Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-11-04 | Broke my old PB of 56.18 from last weekend. This was my last solve of the day, at 8 in the evening, and I was very tired, so I was quite pleased to get a good solve. Happy to have a sub-55 – and this could even have been a 53 with a smoother LL. Also, 5th in the nation! 5x5 is where I try to convince myself I'm not totally awful at big cubes. :)Competition: Munich Open 2017.Cube: Cubicle Wushuang M.Sponsored by GAN Cube.gancube.comCamera: GoPro Hero4.Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA profile: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
7.28 Official Average (Two Counting 6s) Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-11-03 | This could have been such a great average (dare I say European record?) if I hadn't gotten a counting 8. I think Rob Yau actually thought I'd broken the ER after the last solve. It's still my third fastest average in competition, so I'm not too unhappy with it. Times: 6.89, 8.25, 6.70, (8.31), (6.45)Competition: UK Championship 2017, second round.Cube: GAN Air 356 SM (green GES nuts).Sponsored by GAN Cube.gancube.comCamera: GoPro Hero4.Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA profile: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
China Competition Trip (feat. Feliks, Max, and Nahm) Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-10-25 | This September/October, I was invited by GAN to spend some time in Guangzhou, China and attend China's 10th Anniversary Championship. The trip was a fantastic experience, especially because I got a chance to hang out quite a bit with Feliks, Max, and Nahm, who are all three great guys (and amazing cubers). There are some (I hope) cool things in the video such as a visit to the GAN factory, some good banter by Max, and a surprise appearance by two world-class singers. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. This is the first time I tried to make a 'proper' edit, and it took me many hours to go through the footage and cut it, but I think it was worth it.Thank you to: Gan, Amanda, DT, everybody at GAN Cube, Feliks, Max, Miki, Schwan, Nahm, the competition organisers and delegates, and the Chinese cubing community. 谢谢。Sponsored by GAN Cube.gancube.comCameras: Nikon D3300 and GoPro Hero4.Music (in order of appearance):。Mikey and Mattey - Second Son。Classic by Joakim Karud http://youtube.com/joakimkarud。Morning by Joakim Karud http://youtube.com/joakimkarud。Silent Partner - You're no Help。Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Music soundcloud.com/nicolai-heidlasAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/gYKg7KhuRZIFacebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA profile: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
Official Rubiks Cube Average: 7.09 Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-10-17 | My new PB. I'm really happy to be improving, and to be moving slowly but surely towards a sub-7 average. This ranks me 14th in the world and 5th in Europe.Some remarks on the solves: I used multi-slotting for the 3rd/4th pair on solve 1 (R' F R U' F'). On solve 4 I cancelled straight into the OLL (R' U' [R R'] U' R U' R' U F' U F R). On the last sove you can see me shaking my head during inspection because I couldn't see anything good on the scramble, but then I found a relatively simple x-cross. I could have skipped PLL by doing the OLL from the back (R' U' R U M U' R' U Rw), or even cancelling into it, but I was going as fast as I could, so there was little time for recognition. The OLL + U-Perm execution was very good, though, and a faster fifth solve wouldn't have improved the average anyway, so I'm not bothered by it; just happy that I managed a good solve under the pressure. :)Times: (6.54), 7.15, 7.57, (7.70), 6.55Competition: Suisse Toy Fast Fingers, round 2.Cube: GAN Air 356 SM (green GES nuts)Sponsored by GAN Cube.gancube.comCamera: GoPro Hero4Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA profile: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
Rubiks Cube One-Handed German Record: 11.56 Average Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-10-16 | I couldn't be happier about taking back my NR, after losing it to Kevin by just 0.02 seconds last month (11.87 vs. 11.89). These solves were my first official solves of the competition, on Saturday morning, which normally isn't the best condition, but this time I felt really fresh and alert. It was also the first time ever I used this particular SM in competition, so the cube was fresh, too. The average ranks me 2nd in Europe and 11th in the world!Times: 12.58, 11.10, (12.90), (10.41), 11.00Competition: Suisse Toy Fast Fingers, round 1.Cube: GAN Air 356 SM (green GES nuts)Sponsored by GAN Cube.gancube.comCamera: GoPro Hero4Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA page: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
3x3 Averages at Chinas 10th Anniversary Championship: 7.80, 7.64, 8.08 Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-10-11 | Including another PB fail at 1:40. I'll get it one of these days.I left out the semi final, which was an 8.44 average. In the end, I came fourth in the final, which is OK, but I know I can do better. Still, this competition was incredibly cool to attend – my first in Asia since 2011, and first ever in China. I'll hopefully edit and upload a more comprehensive competition/travel video soon.Times: (6.84), (9.81), 8.54, 7.22, 7.63 = 7.808.85, (6.69), (9.30), 6.73, 7.34 = 7.647.72, 7.82, 8.71, (9.85), (6.63) = 8.08Competition: China's 10th Anniversary Championship (held 1-2 October 2017 in Guangzhou); rounds 1, 2, and 4.Cube: GAN Air 356 SMSponsored by GAN Cube.gancube.comCamera: GoPro Hero4Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA page: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
Beating Feliks Twice in a Row Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-09-30 | "You're getting nervous now." – "/You're/ getting nervous."This was definitely not representative of the night, but the two consecutive wins were just too sweet to not upload. It was recorded at a meet-and-greet organised by GAN the night before China's 10th Anniversary Championship in Guangzhou. You can't see the last digit on Feliks's timer display for the first solve, but the time was 6.168.Cubes: GAN Air 356 SMSponsored by GAN Cube.gancube.comCamera: GoPro Hero4Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA page: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
Official Rubiks Cube Single: 5.75 (WR Fail) Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-09-17 | Forgive the clickbaity title, but I think it's reasonably justified. The last layer I did was R U R' U' R' F R F' [Y-Perm] U. What I should have done is F R U' R' U R U R' F' (or some variations of this VERY-EASY-TO-RECOGNISE case). I was done with OLL at around 4.5, so I'd say it's fair to assume that the solve could've been sub-4.70. I do know that Drew Brads did this very mistake recently on an official 5 too, so at least I'm in good company....and I finally got another 5. :)Cube: GAN356 Air SM (green GES nuts)Sponsored by GAN Cube.gancube.comCompetition: MCC 2017, second roundCamera: GoPro Hero4Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA page: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
12.56 One-Handed Average – German Champion 2017 Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-09-04 | So happy and proud to have won OH at this year's Nationals, after losing the title by 0.08 last year. I felt pretty confident after the third solve, then suddenly very nervous after the fourth, which explains my extreme relief at the end of the video; I was nearly positive that I'd just become the German champion – my goal for the competition.Times: 12.75, (10.94), 13.31, (18.86), 11.86Cube: GAN356 Air SM (green GES nuts)Sponsored by GAN Cube.gancube.comCompetition: German Nationals 2017, final roundCamera: GoPro Hero4Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA page: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
Cubing with a View: 7.17 Average in the Norwegian Woods Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-08-31 | Saw Erik Akkersdijk's recent 'cubing with a view' video (youtu.be/U-PZN0oFnoo) and thought I'd add my own. This was during a week's stay at a cabin in the middle of the Norwegian forest (in the south of the country; near Lier, which is about half an hour from Oslo). There was no electricity on the mountain, and the nearest town was a 90 minute walk away, so it was incredibly peaceful. The view was stunning.Times: 6.80, 8.30, 6.41, (5.68), (8.47)Cube: GAN Air 356 UMS aka SM (prototype)Sponsored by GAN Cube: facebook.com/GancubeMusic: Gillicuddy - A Garden and A Library (licensed under Creative Commons); soundcloud.com/gillicuddyCamera: Nikon D3300Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/cornelius.di...WCA page: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/...
Rubiks Cube: 6.88 Average of 12 Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-08-11 | A good average, despite numerous mistakes (the 9.22 and the 7.50 were atrocious). My first sub-7 average of 12 on YouTube. :) PB is 6.67. I hope you like the improved video quality!Time List:1. 6.77 L B' L2 D2 F' L2 R2 D2 F L2 F' U2 D R' U' B2 L' U B2 L' B 2. 7.04 B2 D2 B U2 L2 F D2 F D2 B2 D2 L R D U' F' D2 B D2 R' F 3. 6.63 R' U' R2 F2 D F2 D' R2 U' L2 D2 R2 F R' D U2 F2 D L2 4. (9.22) L' D R L D R2 U' D2 L' D2 F' L2 U2 F' D2 B2 U2 B L2 D 5. 6.71 R' L2 U F D' L' B2 U F L2 F2 U2 R' D2 F2 U2 F2 R L2 6. (6.35) R2 F' L2 F' L2 B L2 B2 F' D2 L B' R' D2 B D' B' D2 R2 B 7. 7.50 U2 D' R' U L2 F2 L U R2 U2 F' U2 F2 U2 R2 D2 F' D2 R 8. 6.53 F2 L2 B2 D' L2 B2 D2 B2 U B2 D F' D2 L U2 B' R2 F U F L 9. 6.73 F2 D' B2 U R2 D2 B2 R2 D R D2 L' U L' F2 L' U' B F 10. 7.90 U2 L2 F' B U2 B2 U F' L' U R2 U' B2 D R2 F2 U B2 R2 D 11. 6.49 L U2 B2 U L2 F2 U2 B2 U L2 D' F' U B' D2 F U F2 U L2 12. 6.43 F' D2 R' F R U' R L2 F B2 L' U2 F2 L2 U2 R D2 F2 U2 D2Cube: GAN Air 356 UMS aka SM (prototype)Sponsored by GAN Cube: facebook.com/GancubeCamera: Nikon D3300Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA page: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
5.94 Average of 5 – GAN Air SM Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-07-28 | Using the cube Gan personally gave to me at Worlds two weeks ago (thanks!). It's my favourite cube by GAN yet; I broke all of my PBs with it in the last four days. Sorry about the video quality – I'm still trying to figure out why my camera sometimes struggles like this when the lighting isn't 100% perfect.1. 6.12 B' U2 B' U2 R2 B' D2 B2 L2 U2 F' L' D B' R D' R F2 D' B L2 2. 6.28 U' R2 B2 U' R2 B2 D L2 D2 F2 R' F D2 U2 R' F' U2 L F' 3. 5.42 L2 D2 B2 F2 U' R2 F2 D2 U' R' B R F2 L' U2 B F' R' F2 4. (8.07) B2 R2 D2 B' D2 B2 R2 F2 R2 D2 L2 U' F' L2 B U' R B2 F' U2 F' 5. (5.40) D2 R2 D B2 D2 F2 D L2 U B2 U2 L' R2 F2 D' F U F' L' B'Cube: GAN356 Air SM (not yet released, but keep your eyes peeled.)Sponsored by GAN Cube.gancube.comCamera: GoPro Hero4Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA page: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
Rubiks Nations Cup 2017 Final: Australia vs. Germany Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-07-19 | What a night this was, winning the first Rubik's Nations Cup for Germany alongside Sebastian Weyer and Philipp Weyer. Congratulations to Team Australia (Tomoya Firman, Feliks Zemdegs, Jayden McNeill) on finishing second in the tournament. The Australian national anthem is missing in the video, unfortunately. Nerves almost got the better of me, as you can see in my cube-drop one move before the end of my U-Perm. We didn't know that Tomoya had finished with a +2, so we were still very uncertain whether we were going to win until Philipp slammed down his cube. 23.38 is quite good for us, especially considering the significance of the match. We were averaging around 24 in practice, with a PB of 20.6. Road to the title:Round of 64: France 4 (65.43) vs. Germany 1 (25.59)Round of 32: Ireland (38.80) vs. Germany 1 (25.27)Round of 16: Spain 1 (26.63) vs. Germany 1 (22.81)Quarter Final: Netherlands (28.63) vs. Germany 1 (24.08)Semi Final: Canada 1(26.19) vs. Germany 1 (25.71)Final: Australia (timing fault; ca. 27.5+) vs. Germany 1 (23.38)Official press release (the article has the winning time wrong): http://pressreleases.responsesource.com/news/93628/germany-triumphs-in-first-rubik-s-nations-cupMany thanks to Helmut Heilig for sending me the video.For recordings of all the matches, as well as a complete chart of the results, check out Phillip Lewicki's video: youtu.be/vKbP0tVbwhgSponsored by GAN Cube.Each competitor used the Rubik's GAN speedcube.Competition: World Championships 2017; Paris, France
6.05 Full-Step Single (US Nationals 2017) Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-07-12 | A really nice solve, despite the small mistake at PLL.Cube: GAN356 Air UM (purple GES)Sponsored by GAN Cube. Big thanks to GAN for getting me to this competition!gancube.comCamera: GoPro Hero4Competition: CubingUSA Nationals 2017, first round.Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA page: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
One-Handed: US Nationals 3rd Place (13.18 Average) Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-07-11 | Not an extraordinary average, but enough to secure my second US Nationals podium, so I'm really happy with this! There were a number of small mistakes in these solves, but luckily nothing that affected the average too dramatically.Times: 12.65, 13.79, (12.29), 13.11, (14.29)Cube: GAN356 Air UM (purple GES)Sponsored by GAN Cube. Big thanks to GAN for getting me to this competition!gancube.comCamera: GoPro Hero4Competition: CubingUSA Nationals 2017, final round.Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA page: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
Official Averages: 7.49 and 7.34 (Crawley Open 2017) Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-06-06 | Two nice averages at my last competition before US Nationals 2017!Times and averages:Round 1: (10.62), 7.71, (7.30), 7.35, 7.40 = 7.49Round 2: 7.04, (6.63), 7.48, (9.58), 7.51 = 7.34Cube: GAN356 Air UM (purple GES)Sponsored by GAN Cube.gancube.comCamera: GoPro Hero4Competition: Crawley Open 2017Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA page: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
Official 5x5 Solve with 14-Second Centres (Only a 58.52) Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-04-19 | Such good centres, so much potential for a really great time, but I didn't do well on the 3x3 stage.On an unrelated note: you can watch this in 1080p60!Cube: QiYi WuShuang.Sponsored by GAN Cube.gancube.comCamera: GoPro Hero4Competition: Schwandorf Open 2017, final round.Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA page: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
11.89 OH Average NR (11.22 without counting +2) Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-03-28 | I don't know how to feel about this: on the one hand I finally managed to break my old average NR of 12.56 with a really nice time, but on the other hand it would possibly have been the new European record average (11.37 at the moment) without the +2. Why did I have to try to do U2' instead of playing it safe and doing U' U'? Oh well, you can always theorise afterwards and say 'this would have happened' and 'I should have done that' and so forth, and it doesn't change anything. In the end it's an 11.89 average, which, as I said, is in itself a nice time.Little side explanation of the first LL: I could have done the normal OLL – R U R' U' R U' R' F' U' F R U R' – but I decided after the first four moves to do CLL instead – R U R' U' R' F R F' – and hope for a three-edge-cycle ELL, which I of course didn't get. Instead, I was left with an opposite two-flip, which is pretty bad for OH, as it includes a lot of M moves. Gambled too hard there.Times: (13.63), 13.63+, 11.16, 10.88, (10.65)Cube: GAN356 Air UM (purple GES)Sponsored by GAN Cube.gancube.comCamera: GoPro Hero4Competition: Schwandorf Open 2017, final round.Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA page: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
Three Official Averages: 7.30, 7.61, 7.84 Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-03-19 | Nice averages throughout, especially in round one – just 0.07 short of my PB average. My ‘real’ reaction in that round comes after solve four, and not five, because it (the 7.21) was the last one I did chronologically, as it was an extra attempt. The mean of the 15 solves is 7.72; hope I can keep this level up in coming competitions.Apologies for the at times sub-par video quality. I'll fiddle around with the settings of my camera a bit to try to improve it for next time.Times and averages:Round 1: 6.55, 8.13, (9.00), 7.21, (6.53) = 7.30Round 2: (6.73), 7.63, 8.25, 6.96, (9.03) = 7.61Round 3: 7.78, (8.77), 7.54, 8.19, (7.52) = 7.84Cube: GAN356 Air UM (purple GES)Sponsored by GAN Cube.gancube.comCamera: GoPro Hero4Competition: Peterborough Open 2017Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA page: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
9.51 Official OH Single (NR) Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-03-04 | This beats my own German record from 2015 by 0.02 seconds, improving my world ranking from 20 to 19. The last layer was a pretty easy ZBLL case: Anti-Sune U Sune.Cube: GAN356 Air Ultimate w/ magnets (purple GES)Sponsored by GAN Cube.gancube.comCamera: GoPro Hero4Competition: Peterborough Open 2017, first round.Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA page: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
2x2 Single: 1.01 Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-01-25 | I forgot to upload this one from Cubelonia 2017. :) Close to my 0.84 NR! The solution was U2 R U R' U' R U' R' U, which makes 8.91 tps.Cube: DaYan (old plastic)Sponsored by GAN Cube.gancube.comCamera: GoPro Hero4Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA page: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
Official OH Average: 12.96 (Manchester 2017) Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-01-18 | And along with my second sub-7.5 on 3x3 comes my second sub-13 in OH. I got a bit nervous before the last solve, because I had a chance to break my NR of 12.56.Times: (10.73), (16.60), 12.55, 12.43, 13.89Cube: GAN356 Air Ultimate w/ magnets (purple GES)Sponsored by GAN Cube.gancube.comCamera: GoPro Hero4Competition: Manchester Open 2017, first round.Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA page: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
Official 3x3 Average: 7.49 (Manchester 2017) Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-01-17 | My second sub-7.5 average, after last week's 7.23. :)Times: (8.45), 7.67, (7.11), 7.65, 7.16Cube: GAN356 Air Ultimate w/ magnets (purple GES)Sponsored by GAN Cube.gancube.comCamera: GoPro Hero4Competition: Manchester Open 2017, second round.Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA page: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
Official 3x3 Average: 7.23 Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-01-08 | Finally, after two years and 25 competitions, I beat my old PB of 7.53. So happy with this! And I'm also back in the top ten. Times: (9.32), (6.43), 6.99, 7.21, 7.48Cube: GAN356 Air (white GES)Sponsored by GAN Cube.Camera: GoPro Hero4Competition: Cubelonia 2017, first round.Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA page: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
Official OH Single: 9.58 Cornelius Dieckmann 2017-01-07 | So close to my own NR (9.53). Still a really nice solve, though. :)Cube: GAN356 Air (white GES)Sponsored by GAN Cube.Camera: GoPro Hero4Competition: Cubelonia 2017, final round.Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA page: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
3x3 Single: 4.58 Seconds Cornelius Dieckmann 2016-12-28 | Exactly one second below my official PB, and sub-WR! It helps when there's a five-move double x-cross (I didn't realise I was going to have two solved pairs, to be honest; I thought it was only going to be a normal x-cross). The solve probably should have been even faster than this. But still a nice time, of course. I think F2L was around 2.1 seconds!Scramble: F2 D2 B2 D L2 B2 L2 U' R2 U2 R' U B' F2 D F' U' L2 U'Cube: GAN356 Air (white GES)Sponsored by GAN Cube.Camera: GoPro Hero4Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA page: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
Official OH Average: 13.25 Cornelius Dieckmann 2016-12-13 | Alternative title: The Time I Beat Michał Pleskowicz and Rubbed It in His Face. :DThis was the winning average of the competition.Times: 13.80, (15.39), (12.80), 12.93, 13.03Cube: GAN356 Air (white GES)Sponsored by GAN Cube.Camera: GoPro Hero4Competition: Wiehnachtswürfelä z Bärn 2016 (which is Swiss German for 'Christmas Cubing in Bern 2016')Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA page: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
Official 2x2 Average: 2.42 Cornelius Dieckmann 2016-12-12 | My tied second fastest official average. Happy with this, considering I never touch my 2x2 outside of competition. This was the winning average.Times: 2.31, (1.86), (4.30), 2.44, 2.52Cube: DaYan (old plastic)Competition: Wiehnachtswürfelä z Bärn 2016Camera: GoPro Hero4Sponsored by GAN Cube.Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA page: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
Official 3x3 Average: 7.79 Cornelius Dieckmann 2016-12-12 | Favourite moment: Michał's facial expression during my second solve. And yes, I did do cross on top – couldn't see anything good during inspection to save my life!Least favourite moment: finishing a really fast F2L but getting U E-Perm U at the end of my third solve, ending it with the cube two moves off (not caught on camera).Times: 7.44, (7.35), (DNF), 8.00, 7.93Cube: GAN356 Air (white GES)Sponsored by GAN Cube.Camera: GoPro Hero4Competition: Wiehnachtswürfelä z Bärn 2016 (which is Swiss German for 'Christmas Cubing in Bern 2016')Facebook page: facebook.com/cornelius.dieckmann.3WCA page: worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009DIEC01
Official 5x5 average: 1:07.16 Cornelius Dieckmann 2016-11-29 | 1:02.00, 1:10.92, (1:11.27), 1:08.55, (1:00.10)UK Championship 2016, Bristol, UK.Sponsored by GAN Cube.
UK Championship Final: 8.19 Average (Second Place) Cornelius Dieckmann 2016-11-07 | A bit unfortunate, as I likely would've won without the timer fiasco – the average would have been high 7.7/low 7.8. But in the end it's not a bad average, and I can definitely live with second place on a pretty competitive podium (Alex Lau 7.85; myself 8.19; Ciarán Beahan 8.40).Cube: GAN 356 Air (transparent GES)Sponsored by GAN Cube.Times: 9.02, 7.54, (DNF), (7.22), 8.00
Yuxin Red 6x6 Review + 2:21.59 Solve Cornelius Dieckmann 2016-09-21 | The cube can be purchased here: http://www.lightake.com/p/Zhisheng-YX1061-Red-Kylin-6x6x6-Speed-Magic-Cube-Puzzle_MU2063622.htmlYou can buy Yuxin 5x5 springs online separately.
Official 5x5 Solve: 59.02 Seconds Cornelius Dieckmann 2016-09-06 | My second official sub-1. Done at Swiss Nationals 2016.Cube: MoYu WeiChuang GTS
Official Rubiks Cube Solve: 5.58 Seconds Cornelius Dieckmann 2016-09-04 | New German record single, set at Swiss Nationals 2016. This is ranked 7th in the world and 2nd in Europe as of the time of upload.I'm really happy with this solve. It's my second official sub-6 and beats my old NR by 0.30 seconds. I actually started the average with a 6.77 and this, so of course I became extremely nervous and didn't do well on the rest of the solves, but the 5.58 absolutely makes up for it. The LL was an easy to one-look edges-only case: Rw' U' R U M' U' R' U R.Cube used: GAN356 Air with transparent springs.Reconstruction of the solve: speedsolving.com/forum/threads/german-nr-5-58-3x3-single-cornelius-dieckmann.62287/#post-1193805
