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Champagne Open 2017

Reims · 9 September 2017 · 15 events · 96 competitors · 184 personal bests

Abdelhak Kaddour won four of the 15 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Maxence Baudry by 0.32 seconds. 96 competitors produced 184 personal bests, 37 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Elian Beguec set the 2×2 average national record: 2.08.

Four wins
Abdelhak Kaddour — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.32s
closest final — Skewb, Maxence Baudry over Anthony Lafourcade
184
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jules Desjardin7.098.11
2×2Thibaud Ou1.812.18
4×4Abdelhak Kaddour29.5129.75
5×5Abdelhak Kaddour53.3957.79
6×6Abdelhak Kaddour1:56.702:04.59
7×7Abdelhak Kaddour2:55.143:00.05
3×3 blindfoldedArthur Garcin30.37—
3×3 Fewest MovesJuliette Sébastien32 moves—
3×3 one-handedJuliette Sébastien11.2013.65
MegaminxAlan Goasdoue45.2747.96
PyraminxJules Desjardin2.012.44
SkewbMaxence Baudry2.412.85
4×4 blindfoldedJérôme Carlier12:45.00—
5×5 blindfoldedArthur Garcin——
3×3 Multi-BlindArthur Garcin14 of 17 cubes · 56:47—

The PB harvest

184 set · 37 still standing
  • Maxime Clapié — 2×2 single 1.56: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Anonymous — Pyraminx single 2.97: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Alex Dubuson — Pyraminx single 3.32: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Enzo Dacillo — 2×2 single 2.22: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
  • Anonymous — 2×2 single 2.53: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
  • Alan Goasdoue — Skewb single 4.19: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
  • Joffrey Lenoble — 3×3 single 11.95: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
  • Alex Dubuson — 3×3 single 12.01: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

96 competitors · 744 results · 15 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. Jules Desjardin won it with a 8.11 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

96 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.