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France 2015

Grenoble · 18 April 2015 · 18 events · 105 competitors · 171 personal bests

Alexandre Carlier won three of the 18 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Michał Pleskowicz by 0.15 seconds. 105 competitors produced 171 personal bests, 35 of which still stand today, and 28 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Michał Pleskowicz set the 3×3 one-handed single continental record: 9.19.

Three wins
Alexandre Carlier — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.15s
closest final — 2×2, Michał Pleskowicz over Philippe Virouleau
171
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Alexandre Carlier7.598.38
2×2Michał Pleskowicz2.662.97
4×4Alexandre Carlier29.7333.25
5×5Alexandre Carlier1:06.141:11.60
6×6Michel Ye2:39.212:57.64
7×7Michel Ye3:44.774:03.08
3×3 blindfoldedFrançois Courtès53.51—
3×3 Fewest MovesReto Bubendorf30 moves—
3×3 one-handedMichał Pleskowicz11.3712.98
ClockPierre Bouvier7.268.24
MegaminxMichał Pleskowicz53.2857.61
PyraminxAnthony Lafourcade3.584.46
SkewbAnthony Lafourcade2.963.89
Square-1Anton Piau17.5920.91
4×4 blindfoldedOliver Price——
5×5 blindfoldedAlban Reynaud——
3×3 Multi-BlindOliver Price8 of 8 cubes · 46:59—
3×3 with feetLeo Guernion1:14.261:22.86

The PB harvest

171 set · 35 still standing
  • Swann Castel — 4×4 single 29.83: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Aurelien Souchet (高凡) — 3×3 one-handed single 14.15: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
  • Swann Castel — 2×2 single 2.41: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
  • Alexandre Richard — 3×3 single 10.78: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
  • Emilien Fabre — 3×3 one-handed single 16.26: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
  • Mathieu Dessirier — 3×3 single 11.73: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
  • Alexandre Richard — Skewb single 4.37: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.
  • Thibaut Maron — Pyraminx single 5.08: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

28 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

13 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

105 competitors · 805 results · 18 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 8.38 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

105 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.