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Douvrin Open 2023

Douvrin · 18 March 2023 · 11 events · 107 competitors · 126 personal bests

Sebastian Weyer won four of the eleven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Ilija Jovanovic by 0.33 seconds. 107 competitors produced 126 personal bests, 39 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ilija Jovanovic set the 2×2 single national record: 1.16.

Four wins
Sebastian Weyer — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6
0.33s
closest final — Pyraminx, Ilija Jovanovic over Anthony Lafourcade
126
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Sebastian Weyer6.316.67
2×2Anael Champion0.981.46
4×4Sebastian Weyer22.2323.02
5×5Sebastian Weyer43.9649.59
6×6Sebastian Weyer1:35.071:38.26
7×7Abdelhak Kaddour2:18.542:22.29
3×3 blindfoldedMaxime Madrzyk23.24—
3×3 one-handedVictor Colin12.1113.26
MegaminxVictor Wijsman40.4142.61
PyraminxIlija Jovanovic3.253.87
SkewbAnthony Lafourcade2.032.84

The PB harvest

126 set · 39 still standing
  • Ulysse Merlin — 2×2 single 0.92: into the top 0.41% of the event's history.
  • Victor Colin — 3×3 single 5.95: into the top 0.46% of the event's history.
  • Quentin Rivault — 3×3 one-handed single 9.77: into the top 0.9% of the event's history.
  • Ilija Jovanovic — 2×2 single 1.16: into the top 0.92% of the event's history.
  • Dimitri Wyss — 2×2 single 1.16: into the top 0.92% of the event's history.
  • Wilfrid Py — 2×2 single 1.31: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Lorenz Hurlet — 3×3 one-handed single 13.20: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
  • Roel Kapteijns — 3×3 single 9.63: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 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

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

107 competitors · 888 results · 11 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 6.67 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

107 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.