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Aix-en-Provence Open 2017

Aix-en-Provence · 27 May 2017 · 7 events · 33 competitors · 53 personal bests

Nicolas Gertner Kilian won two of the seven events (2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Nicolas Gertner Kilian by 0.37 seconds. 33 competitors produced 53 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Samuel Simko set the Pyraminx average national record: 4.33.

Two wins
Nicolas Gertner Kilian — 2×2, 4×4
0.37s
closest final — 2×2, Nicolas Gertner Kilian over Léo Bailly
53
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Juliette Sébastien7.818.90
2×2Nicolas Gertner Kilian2.332.78
4×4Nicolas Gertner Kilian38.6942.71
5×5Philippe Virouleau1:14.881:19.99
ClockPierre Bouvier6.528.47
PyraminxLucas Déglise3.343.83
Square-1Philippe Virouleau14.4816.36

The PB harvest

53 set · 9 still standing
  • Elio Thorel — Pyraminx single 3.94: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
  • Maxime Bernard — 3×3 single 10.78: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
  • Bastien Brieussel — 3×3 single 13.15: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
  • Antonin Valere — 2×2 single 3.34: into the top 18.3% of the event's history.
  • Bastien Gronchi — 2×2 single 3.72: into the top 23.0% of the event's history.
  • Tristan Perrot — 2×2 single 4.46: into the top 32.4% of the event's history.
  • Bastien Brieussel — Pyraminx single 9.31: into the top 47.5% of the event's history.
  • Elio Thorel — 3×3 single 23.90: into the top 50.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

33 competitors · 253 results · 7 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Juliette Sébastien won it with a 8.90 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1D R B2 L2 B R2 L2 U D' B' D L2 F2 R B2 U2 R2 L'
  2. 2L2 U' D L B2 R F' D' R' D2 B R2 F2 L2 F2 U2 R2 L2 B
  3. 3F' D' B U' R2 U B2 U' D' L U2 F2 D2 L2 F2 D2 B' D2 L2 F'
  4. 4B2 L R2 F2 L B2 D2 B2 L2 R' B' D R2 B2 D' B2 F U' R' U'
  5. 5D B2 D2 U' R2 D2 R2 F' D' U' R B F' D L' F R' F' U'

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

33 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.