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French Championship 2017

Lille · 8 April 2017 · 18 events · 182 competitors · 298 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 Elian Beguec by 0.18 seconds. 182 competitors produced 298 personal bests, 58 of which still stand today, and 47 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Abdelhak Kaddour set the 7×7 single national record: 2:40.95.

Three wins
Alexandre Carlier — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.18s
closest final — 2×2, Elian Beguec over Nicolas Gertner Kilian
298
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Alexandre Carlier7.398.53
2×2Elian Beguec1.942.23
4×4Alexandre Carlier27.2030.45
5×5Alexandre Carlier57.2258.96
6×6Abdelhak Kaddour1:58.091:59.77
7×7Abdelhak Kaddour2:40.952:57.13
3×3 blindfoldedGregor Billing31.48—
3×3 Fewest MovesSébastien Auroux26 moves—
3×3 one-handedVictor Colin12.1213.25
ClockMichael Kristel7.018.01
MegaminxAlan Goasdoue52.0353.99
PyraminxJules Desjardin2.163.24
SkewbElian Beguec2.973.57
Square-1Elian Beguec12.8014.58
4×4 blindfoldedJan Bentlage7:40.97—
5×5 blindfoldedJan Bentlage13:12.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindMaxime Clapié15 of 16 cubes · 57:19—
3×3 with feetNicolas Gertner Kilian32.7146.37

The PB harvest

298 set · 58 still standing
  • Nathan Prigent — 2×2 single 1.60: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Jakob Obleser — Pyraminx single 2.80: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Victor Colin — Pyraminx single 3.58: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
  • Raphaël Pegoraro — Pyraminx single 3.97: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
  • Bas Verseveldt — 3×3 single 10.27: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
  • Loïc Rivoal — 2×2 single 2.82: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
  • Tudual Rivière — 3×3 single 12.04: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
  • Antoine Malle — 2×2 single 3.44: into the top 19.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

47 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

13 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

182 competitors · 1435 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 8.53 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

182 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.