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Chelles Open 2020

Chelles · 15 February 2020 · 12 events · 93 competitors · 129 personal bests

John Bacouël won three of the twelve events (2×2, Megaminx, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by John Bacouël by 0.37 seconds. 93 competitors produced 129 personal bests, 47 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Slimane Siroukane set the Megaminx single national record: 2:16.55.

Three wins
John Bacouël — 2×2, Megaminx, Pyraminx
0.37s
closest final — 2×2, John Bacouël over Juliette Sébastien
129
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Philipp Weyer5.776.87
2×2John Bacouël1.341.52
4×4Sebastian Weyer22.9323.43
5×5Sebastian Weyer44.5349.56
6×6Sebastian Weyer1:36.091:39.56
3×3 blindfoldedMaxime Madrzyk25.24—
3×3 Fewest MovesNicolas Gertner Kilian25 moves—
3×3 one-handedJuliette Sébastien10.6811.37
MegaminxJohn Bacouël34.9436.27
PyraminxJohn Bacouël2.232.81
SkewbMaxence Baudry1.912.74
Square-1Lucas Déglise8.268.68

The PB harvest

129 set · 47 still standing
  • John Bacouël — 2×2 single 0.99: into the top 0.54% of the event's history.
  • Victor Wijsman — 2×2 single 1.38: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
  • Meyssam Hnid — 2×2 single 1.56: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Bryan Melao — 2×2 single 1.96: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • John Bacouël — 4×4 single 32.80: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Zakareya Benbihi — 4×4 single 33.01: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
  • Zakareya Benbihi — Megaminx single 55.54: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
  • Victor Colin — 5×5 single 1:06.70: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,608 people who made their debut in 2020. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

93 competitors · 847 results · 12 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. Philipp Weyer won it with a 6.87 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

93 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.