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French Championship 2026

Oullins-Pierre-Bénite · 4 April 2026 · 17 events · 329 competitors · 390 personal bests

Ciarán Beahan won three of the 17 events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Timon Carliez by 0.17 seconds. 329 competitors produced 390 personal bests, 228 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Daniel Rush set the 3×3 average continental record: 6.02.

Three wins
Ciarán Beahan — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.17s
closest final — 2×2, Timon Carliez over Quentin Rivault
390
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Daniel Rush5.356.06
2×2Timon Carliez1.421.66
4×4Sebastian Weyer18.3321.35
5×5Ciarán Beahan38.2340.20
6×6Ciarán Beahan1:14.021:15.57
7×7Ciarán Beahan1:47.041:49.72
3×3 blindfoldedCharles Daloz-Baltenberger15.1516.72
3×3 Fewest MovesAdrien Neveu21 moves21.33
3×3 one-handedEden Robinson-Rechavi8.109.12
ClockRomain Velcin2.693.23
MegaminxAlessandro Calzoni29.6131.75
PyraminxDiego Alfonso1.912.37
SkewbAnthony Lafourcade1.632.56
Square-1Lucas Déglise7.678.05
4×4 blindfoldedOliver Fritz2:02.25—
5×5 blindfoldedArthur Garcin5:32.55—
3×3 Multi-BlindMaxime Madrzyk33 of 44 cubes · 58:05—

The PB harvest

390 set · 228 still standing
  • Adrien Vallée — 2×2 single 1.40: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Mathis Luc — 2×2 single 1.41: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Marianne Faure — 2×2 single 1.41: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Joaquim Noë--Estano — 2×2 single 1.49: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Emmy Bonneau-Sabadel — Clock single 3.90: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Jehanno — Clock single 3.95: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Rodrigue Souane — 2×2 single 1.53: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Axel Brisse — 2×2 single 1.54: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

329 competitors · 3031 results · 17 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. Daniel Rush won it with a 6.06 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

329 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.