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FLIP Rubik Open 2016

Parthenay · 9 July 2016 · 15 events · 32 competitors · 44 personal bests

Alexandre Carlier won four of the 15 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Elian Beguec by 0.08 seconds. 32 competitors produced 44 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Alexandre Carlier set the 5×5 single national record: 56.49.

Four wins
Alexandre Carlier — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.08s
closest final — 2×2, Elian Beguec over Valentin Hoffmann
44
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Alexandre Carlier6.427.93
2×2Elian Beguec2.313.43
4×4Alexandre Carlier29.8033.50
5×5Alexandre Carlier56.491:09.09
6×6Clément Cherblanc2:17.222:26.64
7×7Clément Cherblanc3:23.183:30.15
3×3 blindfoldedFrançois Courtès1:45.44
3×3 one-handedAlexandre Carlier12.0314.83
MegaminxSimon Blanchard56.231:02.61
PyraminxJules Desjardin2.703.81
SkewbElian Beguec4.325.43
Square-1Philippe Virouleau13.2514.86
4×4 blindfoldedCorentin Furet
5×5 blindfoldedCorentin Furet
3×3 Multi-BlindFrançois Courtès3 of 3 cubes · 12:10

The PB harvest

44 set · 10 still standing
  • Alexis Martin — Skewb single 5.35: into the top 20.9% of the event's history.
  • Dorian Péglion — 5×5 single 1:33.54: into the top 30.3% of the event's history.
  • Enzo Guérin — 3×3 single 17.53: into the top 32.7% of the event's history.
  • Alexis Martin — 2×2 single 4.90: into the top 38.1% of the event's history.
  • Alexis Martin — Pyraminx single 9.22: into the top 46.7% of the event's history.
  • Eric Péglion — 2×2 single 8.05: into the top 68.1% of the event's history.
  • Dorian Péglion — 7×7 single 6:35.06: into the top 75.5% of the event's history.
  • Elisa Péglion — 2×2 single 10.26: into the top 78.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

32 competitors · 256 results · 15 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 7.93 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

32 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.