The Dutch open lockpicking is one of the largest lockpicking competitions of its kind. In several rounds with ever more complicated locks the participants attempt to open the locks as quickly as possible to secure their place in the finals.
The qualifier consisted of six tables with ten participants at each table. In ten rounds of five minutes each, the participants decided who continued into the quarter-finals. The best three of each table, eighteen in total, continued. From there, more difficult locks were introduced. The competition went from eighteen to nine to three participants. The complete rule set can be viewed at https://blackbag.lockcon.nl/?p=4652
For the five minute locks we had a wide selection consisting of, Eras, Destil, Kibb, Yale, Mastermate, Dom, Basi, Nemef, and several others. For the fifteen minute rounds we introduced more difficult locks, including Winkhaus, CES 1SB, Gege ANS2, DOM Plura, DOM Sigma, Oxloc, and more.
While we cannot make guarantees, we strive for consistency.
You’ll very likely encounter the same or similar locks in the next competitions at LockCon.
Nitiflor won the competition by opening the most locks in the finals. He won the Multipick Elite Locknoob set with 39-pieces. Walter placed second and picked the Multipick Quick easy pro key duplication kit as his prize. Henri received a Sparrows Kirigami lockpick set as the third place winner. These prices were kindly sponsored by Multipick and Sparrows.
We are hosting a lockpicking competition like this one almost every year, and we hope to see you at the next one.
