Competitions · France

Barby Cube 73 Open Automne 2017

Barby · 23 September 2017 · 12 events · 61 competitors · 139 personal bests

Abdelhak Kaddour won two of the twelve events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Philippe Virouleau by 0.15 seconds. 61 competitors produced 139 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Richard Delacoste set the 5×5 single national record: 1:02.72.

Two wins

Abdelhak Kaddour — 4×4, 5×5

0.15s

closest final — 2×2, Philippe Virouleau over Léo Bailly

139

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Alexandre Carlier	6.98	7.67
2×2	Philippe Virouleau	2.10	2.47
4×4	Abdelhak Kaddour	25.80	29.77
5×5	Abdelhak Kaddour	57.18	58.36
3×3 blindfolded	Jules Desjardin	1:33.57	—
3×3 one-handed	Juliette Sébastien	13.19	14.06
Clock	Clément Cherblanc	7.85	9.11
Megaminx	Ilona Ansel	54.91	59.48
Pyraminx	Jules Desjardin	1.90	2.41
Skewb	Léo Bailly	2.87	3.51
Square-1	Clément Cherblanc	10.49	12.50
3×3 with feet	Reto Bubendorf	55.18	1:10.44

The PB harvest

139 set · 29 still standing

Cenan Kanik — 3×3 one-handed single 11.96: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
Léo Bailly — 3×3 one-handed single 14.50: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
Oscar Lokteff — 3×3 single 12.02: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
Oscar Lokteff — 2×2 single 3.12: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.
Fabien Verdier — 2×2 single 3.18: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
Kylian Girard — 2×2 single 3.38: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.
Martin Lemetais — 2×2 single 3.78: into the top 23.7% of the event's history.
Kylian Girard — 3×3 one-handed single 21.23: into the top 23.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

61 competitors · 668 results · 12 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. Alexandre Carlier won it with a 7.67 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

61 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.