Competitions · France
Belfort Open 2016
Belfort · 9 July 2016 · 8 events · 54 competitors · 61 personal bests
Antoine Cantin won six of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Reto Bubendorf by 0.03 seconds. 54 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Valentin Ardaillon took a 2×2 single of 4.12 down to 1.65, 60 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Antoine Cantin | 7.72 | 8.81 |
| 2×2 | Reto Bubendorf | 1.55 | 2.83 |
| 4×4 | Antoine Cantin | 36.45 | 39.58 |
| 5×5 | Antoine Cantin | 1:14.49 | 1:17.63 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Antoine Cantin | 39.68 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Antoine Cantin | 12.20 | 13.06 |
| Pyraminx | Reto Bubendorf | 3.39 | 4.51 |
| Skewb | Antoine Cantin | 4.52 | 5.59 |
The PB harvest
61 set · 11 still standing- Valentin Ardaillon — 2×2 single 1.65: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
- Alexandre Philiponet — 3×3 single 10.29: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
- Alexandre Philiponet — 4×4 single 41.49: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
- Damien Parret — 2×2 single 3.26: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
- Alexandre Philiponet — 3×3 one-handed single 21.51: into the top 24.6% of the event's history.
- Guillaume Malle — Pyraminx single 7.17: into the top 29.3% of the event's history.
- Baptiste Mischler — 3×3 single 18.43: into the top 35.4% of the event's history.
- Maël Dacher — 3×3 single 19.65: into the top 38.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
22 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. 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
54 competitors · 349 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. Antoine Cantin won it with a 8.81 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U B U2 R U F2 D R2 B2 L F' U2 F2 D R2 F2 U2 R2 D F2 - 2
F L2 F U2 R2 U2 B2 L2 F' L' D B' F2 D B D2 L' R' B' R' - 3
U' B2 D' B2 D2 R2 U2 L2 U' L B' D2 B' L2 B' F2 U R' - 4
B D2 U2 B' D2 B F2 U R' F' R' D' L D2 U2 B2 L U2 - 5
D2 L U2 R' L' F U L' D B2 U2 B2 D2 R' U2 L F2 B2 L U2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
54 competitors- Alexandre Philiponet
- Andréa Di Maria
- Antoine Amiel
- Antoine Cantin
- Antoine Malle
- Arnaud Lequen
- Baptiste Mischler
- Basel Conroy
- Cécile Baudin
- Cenan Kanik
- César Milesi
- Claude Cantin
- Damien Parret
- Elias Vasset
- Erwan Lesueur
- Etienne Parent
- Flavien Blanchot
- Gabin Kolly
- Gabin Milesi
- Gaëtan Fragnière
- Guillaume Malle
- Houssen Fidahoussen
- Jeanne Lucas
- Jonah Tourneux
- Juliette Sébastien
- Kaïto Bernhart
- Léo Chaillard
- Lilyn Ma
- Louis Rodhain
- Luca Rizzi
- Maël Dacher
- Marine Galy
- Maxence Rodhain
- Maxime Josse
- Naïm Degois
- Nathan Feral
- Peter Grassard
- Philippe Lucien
- Quentin Galy
- Rafael Kerkenrath
- Rémi Tirode
- Reto Bubendorf
- Richard Delacoste
- Romain Lavanchy
- Sacha Mojicevic
- Théo Mottet
- Théo Tirode
- Thibaut Duvoid
- Thomas Bricka
- Titouan Lesueur
- Tobias Peter
- Tristan Wright
- Valentin Ardaillon
- Vivan Chhaya
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.