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FLIP Open 2015

Parthenay · 11 July 2015 · 9 events · 33 competitors · 31 personal bests

Alexandre Carlier won five of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Alexandre Carlier by 0.00 seconds. 33 competitors produced 31 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Alexandre Carlier set the 3×3 single national record: 6.37.

Five wins
Alexandre Carlier — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
0.00s
closest final — 2×2, Alexandre Carlier over Philippe Virouleau
31
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Alexandre Carlier7.129.73
2×2Alexandre Carlier1.913.24
4×4Alexandre Carlier35.9138.67
3×3 blindfoldedHippolyte Moreau
3×3 Fewest MovesMario Laurent30 moves32.67
3×3 one-handedAlexandre Carlier15.7917.72
MegaminxSimon Blanchard48.861:00.71
PyraminxAlexandre Carlier5.517.38
Square-1Anton Piau28.71

The PB harvest

31 set · 9 still standing
  • Dorian Péglion — Pyraminx single 4.10: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
  • Matthieu Carreau — 3×3 single 17.10: into the top 31.3% of the event's history.
  • Adrien Hablot — Pyraminx single 8.66: into the top 41.9% of the event's history.
  • Matthieu Carreau — 2×2 single 5.47: into the top 45.0% of the event's history.
  • Adrien Hablot — 3×3 single 24.71: into the top 52.0% of the event's history.
  • Stephane Hablot — 2×2 single 8.81: into the top 72.5% of the event's history.
  • Matthieu Carreau — 3×3 one-handed single 45.99: into the top 72.7% of the event's history.
  • Matthieu Carreau — 4×4 single 1:48.53: into the top 75.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

33 competitors · 193 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. Alexandre Carlier won it with a 9.73 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

33 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.