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Cannes Summer Open 2016

Cannes · 2 July 2016 · 16 events · 28 competitors · 61 personal bests

Nicolas Gertner Kilian won three of the 16 events (2×2, Pyraminx, 3×3 with feet) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Mayron Blain by 0.08 seconds. 28 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

William Phommaha set the 4×4 blindfolded single national record: 4:01.68.

Three wins
Nicolas Gertner Kilian — 2×2, Pyraminx, 3×3 with feet
0.08s
closest final — 3×3, Mayron Blain over Nicolas Gertner Kilian
61
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mayron Blain9.3410.05
2×2Nicolas Gertner Kilian2.342.79
4×4Eddy Deturche39.8243.96
5×5Clément Cherblanc1:13.401:21.90
6×6Clément Cherblanc2:06.372:22.59
7×7Clément Cherblanc3:22.373:41.41
3×3 blindfoldedIstván Kocza1:00.621:06.10
3×3 one-handedVictor Colin12.5514.80
MegaminxJuliette Sébastien1:09.051:12.17
PyraminxNicolas Gertner Kilian5.135.38
SkewbCorentin Furet4.265.87
Square-1Eddy Deturche15.2817.58
4×4 blindfoldedWilliam Phommaha4:01.684:18.78
5×5 blindfoldedIstván Kocza14:15.00
3×3 Multi-BlindIstván Kocza15 of 17 cubes · 59:40
3×3 with feetNicolas Gertner Kilian54.351:04.94

The PB harvest

61 set · 14 still standing
  • Yann Droy — 2×2 single 1.71: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
  • Yann Droy — 3×3 single 8.83: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • Pierrick Scotto — 2×2 single 2.25: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
  • Pierrick Scotto — 3×3 single 12.16: into the top 14.4% of the event's history.
  • Corentin Furet — 3×3 one-handed single 18.51: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
  • Aymeric Verdeau-Borne — Skewb single 6.37: into the top 28.7% of the event's history.
  • Yann Droy — 4×4 single 1:02.28: into the top 38.9% of the event's history.
  • Jean-Baptiste Mazon — 2×2 single 5.17: into the top 41.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

28 competitors · 295 results · 16 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. Mayron Blain won it with a 10.05 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

28 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.