Competitions · France
Chouchenn Open 2017
Rennes · 16 December 2017 · 8 events · 54 competitors · 52 personal bests
Jules Desjardin won three of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Philippe Virouleau by 0.22 seconds. 54 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Tuc Nguyen took a 3×3 single of 24.93 down to 8.69, 65 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Jules Desjardin | 6.60 | 8.07 |
| 2×2 | Philippe Virouleau | 2.62 | 2.97 |
| 4×4 | Jules Desjardin | 27.87 | 33.68 |
| 5×5 | Callum Hales-Jepp | 1:02.98 | 1:08.30 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Martial Bonarek | 30.66 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Victor Colin | 12.26 | 13.56 |
| Pyraminx | Jules Desjardin | 1.94 | 3.17 |
| Skewb | Anthony Lafourcade | 2.53 | 3.06 |
The PB harvest
52 set · 10 still standing- Tuc Nguyen — 3×3 single 8.69: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
- Jérémy Adam — Pyraminx single 5.01: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
- Diego Durandet — Skewb single 4.63: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
- Tuc Nguyen — 4×4 single 50.37: into the top 25.2% of the event's history.
- Tuc Nguyen — 5×5 single 1:34.85: into the top 31.4% of the event's history.
- Tuc Nguyen — 2×2 single 4.97: into the top 39.0% of the event's history.
- Anton Piau — 3×3 blindfolded single 2:27.10: into the top 42.3% of the event's history.
- Tuc Nguyen — 3×3 one-handed single 30.05: into the top 46.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
21 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
54 competitors · 378 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. Jules Desjardin won it with a 8.07 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L2 D B2 U' F2 L2 D B2 U R2 U F U' L' U L2 D' U' F R2 - 2
U' L' D' F2 U R2 L' U' R B2 D R2 B2 L2 F2 D2 B' U2 R2 - 3
B' R' L D B2 R2 F D F R F L2 D' R2 B2 U2 D' L2 D2 B2 - 4
F2 L2 U F2 D R2 D2 U B2 D' B L R' F' D2 L' B2 D' F2 U - 5
F R L2 D' R F L' D R B R2 D' F2 U F2 D2 B2 D F2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
54 competitors- Achille Fruchard
- Alix Jack
- Anaëlle Msaidie
- Anthony Lafourcade
- Anton Piau
- Arthur Garcin
- Atalis Safont
- Aurélien Lavigne
- Axel Barbot
- Callum Hales-Jepp
- Clara Lafourcade
- Clément Valot
- Daphné Paumard
- Diego Durandet
- Dylan Sort
- Egan Fixot
- Enzo Hamard
- Ewen Gueguen
- Félix Brouard
- Firmin Brault
- Flavien Darney
- Florian Pavoine
- Grégoire Imberty
- Jérémy Adam
- Jules Ballion
- Jules Desjardin
- Jules Robert
- Julien Roux
- Léna Le Poulichet
- Léo Trehen
- Lina Tissier
- Loïc Rivoal
- Louka Skoro
- Mael Pichou
- Mario Laurent
- Marion Bernard
- Martial Bonarek
- Maxime Josse
- Maxime Ménard
- Maxime Pichou
- Nathan Darney
- Nathan Prigent
- Nathan Way
- Nicolas Bernard
- Pauline Bonnaudet
- Peter Grassard
- Philippe Virouleau
- Rémi Esturoune
- Swan Graveleau
- Thomas Le Flanchec
- Tuc Nguyen
- Victor Colin
- Vincent Colin
- Wilfrid Py
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.