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Charente Open 2023

Sireuil · 11 February 2023 · 9 events · 58 competitors · 51 personal bests

Sebastian Weyer won three of the nine events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Quentin Rivault by 0.01 seconds. 58 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Léonard Careil Dzellat took a Skewb single of 11.95 down to 5.51, 54 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Sebastian Weyer — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.01s
closest final — 2×2, Quentin Rivault over Alexandre Carlier
51
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Sebastian Weyer5.506.91
2×2Quentin Rivault2.392.56
4×4Sebastian Weyer21.8722.54
5×5Sebastian Weyer45.9549.67
3×3 blindfoldedArthur Garcin22.77—
3×3 one-handedNicolas Gertner Kilian10.2511.62
MegaminxDiego Alfonso44.0349.78
PyraminxDiego Alfonso1.952.30
SkewbNicolas Gertner Kilian2.595.35

The PB harvest

51 set · 15 still standing
  • Nathan Darney — 3×3 single 9.83: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
  • Jules Ballion — 3×3 single 10.15: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
  • Kilian Farrell — 3×3 one-handed single 15.84: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Flavien Darney — 4×4 single 38.14: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Valentin Renoux — 2×2 single 2.61: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
  • Nathan Darney — 3×3 one-handed single 16.76: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
  • Nathan Darney — 2×2 single 3.34: into the top 18.3% of the event's history.
  • Valentin Renoux — Skewb single 5.20: into the top 19.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 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

58 competitors · 477 results · 9 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. Sebastian Weyer won it with a 6.91 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

58 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.