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Barby Cube 73 2017

Barby · 29 April 2017 · 18 events · 52 competitors · 135 personal bests

Clément Cherblanc won four of the 18 events (6×6, 7×7, 3×3 Fewest Moves) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Nicolas Gertner Kilian by 0.05 seconds. 52 competitors produced 135 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Clément Cherblanc set the 3×3 Fewest Moves single national record: 23 moves.

Four wins
Clément Cherblanc — 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Square-1
0.05s
closest final — Clock, Nicolas Gertner Kilian over Clément Cherblanc
135
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Michał Pleskowicz8.178.98
2×2Nicolas Gertner Kilian2.622.75
4×4Alexandre Carlier26.2431.85
5×5Alexandre Carlier55.731:01.47
6×6Clément Cherblanc2:08.392:11.28
7×7Clément Cherblanc3:26.443:38.51
3×3 blindfoldedOleg Gritsenko42.0250.89
3×3 Fewest MovesClément Cherblanc23 moves32.33
3×3 one-handedMichał Pleskowicz10.7712.10
ClockNicolas Gertner Kilian6.909.37
MegaminxJuliette Sébastien1:01.081:03.63
PyraminxJules Desjardin2.132.65
SkewbLéo Bailly3.334.73
Square-1Clément Cherblanc11.6613.82
4×4 blindfoldedWilliam Phommaha4:00.61—
5×5 blindfoldedWilliam Phommaha6:32.53—
3×3 Multi-BlindOleg Gritsenko20 of 21 cubes · 59:57—
3×3 with feetNicolas Gertner Kilian40.4642.93

The PB harvest

135 set · 12 still standing
  • Clément Cherblanc — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 23 moves: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Kylian Girard — 3×3 single 11.18: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Charriere — 2×2 single 3.16: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.
  • Kylian Girard — 4×4 single 45.69: into the top 19.2% of the event's history.
  • Julien Chaussin — 2×2 single 4.16: into the top 28.5% of the event's history.
  • Julien Chaussin — 3×3 single 16.93: into the top 30.8% of the event's history.
  • Martin Lemetais — 3×3 single 16.93: into the top 30.8% of the event's history.
  • Oleg Gritsenko — Clock single 14.19: into the top 44.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten 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

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

52 competitors · 622 results · 18 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. Michał Pleskowicz won it with a 8.98 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

52 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.