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Bayonne Atoutcubes Open 2023

Bayonne · 25 March 2023 · 8 events · 139 competitors · 104 personal bests

Quentin Rivault won three of the eight events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Maxim Dubernat by 0.11 seconds. 139 competitors produced 104 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and 65 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Pablo Schmitt Vallejo took a Pyraminx single of 10.84 down to 4.18, 61 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Quentin Rivault — 3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed
0.11s
closest final — Skewb, Maxim Dubernat over Mikel Sánchez Zaragüeta
104
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Quentin Rivault6.617.85
2×2Julen Simón Iriarte1.601.95
4×4Eder Olivencia González25.9128.54
5×5Eder Olivencia González49.5752.78
3×3 blindfoldedQuentin Rivault36.2750.63
3×3 one-handedQuentin Rivault12.3915.32
PyraminxAratz Larruzea4.285.50
SkewbMaxim Dubernat4.015.66

The PB harvest

104 set · 29 still standing
  • Alaric Pouchain — Pyraminx single 1.96: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Pablo Schmitt Vallejo — Pyraminx single 4.18: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Maxim Dubernat — 4×4 single 43.49: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
  • Paul Lafourcade — 5×5 single 1:24.03: into the top 22.4% of the event's history.
  • Théo Auxietre — 2×2 single 4.52: into the top 33.2% of the event's history.
  • Maxim Dubernat — 5×5 single 1:40.36: into the top 35.6% of the event's history.
  • Nathaël Chevallier — 3×3 single 20.83: into the top 42.3% of the event's history.
  • Jon Catel — 3×3 single 22.35: into the top 46.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

65 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

139 competitors · 630 results · 8 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. Quentin Rivault won it with a 7.85 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

139 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.