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Cernay-lès-Reims Open 2026

Cernay-lès-Reims · 7 February 2026 · 8 events · 45 competitors · 51 personal bests

Lucas Déglise won two of the eight events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Anthony Lafourcade by 0.23 seconds. 45 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Nikita Frétay--Bayart set the Square-1 average national record: 6.52.

Two wins
Lucas Déglise — 3×3, 4×4
0.23s
closest final — Skewb, Anthony Lafourcade over Maxence Baudry
51
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Lucas Déglise7.017.34
4×4Lucas Déglise24.4628.04
5×5Abdelhak Kaddour49.1750.96
6×6Maxence Baudry1:35.961:38.79
7×7Maxence Baudry2:13.252:18.24
MegaminxFanny Pousset45.7249.05
SkewbAnthony Lafourcade1.882.75
Square-1Nikita Frétay--Bayart6.587.35

The PB harvest

51 set · 20 still standing
  • Théo Girard — 4×4 single 27.19: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Kévin Ky — 3×3 single 7.74: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Hippolyte Moreau — Megaminx single 43.80: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Anthony Lafourcade — 6×6 single 1:34.55: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Paul Luciw — 5×5 single 1:00.08: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
  • Téo Louis — 3×3 single 10.03: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
  • Cédric Lemire — Skewb single 3.55: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
  • Noah Maire — 3×3 single 11.18: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

45 competitors · 432 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. Lucas Déglise won it with a 7.34 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

45 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.