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Chelles Open 2024

Chelles · 17 February 2024 · 9 events · 109 competitors · 125 personal bests

Sebastian Weyer won three of the nine events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Anthony Lafourcade by 0.11 seconds. 109 competitors produced 125 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ali Atmali set the Pyraminx single national record: 1.58.

Three wins
Sebastian Weyer — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.11s
closest final — Skewb, Anthony Lafourcade over Maxence Baudry
125
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Sebastian Weyer6.116.58
4×4Sebastian Weyer20.0521.97
5×5Sebastian Weyer45.5549.60
3×3 blindfoldedMarius Chaudesaygues25.20—
3×3 one-handedUlysse Merlin10.7813.67
ClockPaul Luciw6.917.36
PyraminxIlija Jovanovic1.962.55
SkewbAnthony Lafourcade2.242.84
Square-1Lucas Déglise6.938.44

The PB harvest

125 set · 24 still standing
  • Lucas Déglise — 3×3 single 5.46: into the top 0.23% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Darmon — Skewb single 2.11: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Anthony Lafourcade — Square-1 single 7.06: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Adrien Neveu — 4×4 single 29.81: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Timothée Trigo — Skewb single 2.95: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Philippe Virouleau — Skewb single 3.10: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
  • Hélie de Palmaert — 3×3 one-handed single 13.67: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
  • Ferielle Hammami — Skewb single 3.53: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

109 competitors · 662 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 6.58 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

109 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.