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French Championship 2018

Lyon · 31 March 2018 · 18 events · 213 competitors · 359 personal bests

Alexandre Carlier won two of the 18 events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Jules Desjardin by 0.06 seconds. 213 competitors produced 359 personal bests, 91 of which still stand today, and 44 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Abdelhak Kaddour set the 7×7 single national record: 2:37.10.

Two wins
Alexandre Carlier — 4×4, 5×5
0.06s
closest final — 3×3, Jules Desjardin over Pablo Contreras
359
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jules Desjardin7.788.73
2×2Elian Beguec1.301.99
4×4Alexandre Carlier23.9126.48
5×5Alexandre Carlier55.0259.79
6×6Abdelhak Kaddour1:41.221:43.31
7×7Abdelhak Kaddour2:37.102:42.19
3×3 blindfoldedArthur Garcin25.06—
3×3 Fewest MovesReto Bubendorf27 moves30.33
3×3 one-handedHugo Spitz10.6212.47
ClockPierre Bouvier8.849.37
MegaminxThéo Paris39.9845.35
PyraminxDiego Durandet3.133.58
SkewbLéo Bailly2.522.87
Square-1Clément Cherblanc9.9911.62
4×4 blindfoldedArthur Garcin5:31.86—
5×5 blindfoldedAlban Reynaud——
3×3 Multi-BlindMaxime Clapié19 of 19 cubes · 57:52—
3×3 with feetNicolas Gertner Kilian35.6446.40

The PB harvest

359 set · 91 still standing
  • Diego Durandet — Pyraminx single 1.98: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Valentin Ardaillon — 3×3 single 7.05: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Kévin Cagnon — 3×3 single 7.32: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Lehéricy — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 22 moves: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Andréa Di Maria — 2×2 single 1.92: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
  • Dinh-Anh Tran — 3×3 single 9.22: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Ewan Brunel — Pyraminx single 3.68: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Alessio Giuliano — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 26 moves: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

44 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

12 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

213 competitors · 1923 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. Jules Desjardin won it with a 8.73 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

213 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.