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French Open 2011

Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray · 26 March 2011 · 19 events · 38 competitors · 75 personal bests

Robert Yau won eight of the 19 events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Daniel Sheppard by 0.13 seconds. 38 competitors produced 75 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Robert Yau set the 3×3 single national record: 7.28.

Eight wins
Robert Yau — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Megaminx, Square-1, Master Magic
0.13s
closest final — Magic, Daniel Sheppard over Lila Guéret
75
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kanneti Sae Han (คันธ์เนตี แซ่ห่าน)9.8010.82
2×2Robert Yau2.713.36
4×4Robert Yau41.0347.03
5×5Robert Yau1:19.471:24.18
6×6Robert Yau3:02.223:04.60
7×7Robert Yau4:57.815:11.72
3×3 blindfoldedDaniel Sheppard1:33.43
3×3 Fewest MovesDaniel Sheppard27 moves
3×3 one-handedThibaut Jacquinot18.6520.60
ClockLila Guéret9.1810.19
MegaminxRobert Yau1:05.911:18.20
PyraminxJules Desjardin4.365.29
Square-1Robert Yau20.1821.51
4×4 blindfoldedDaniel Sheppard
5×5 blindfoldedFrançois Courtès
3×3 Multi-BlindDaniel Sheppard9 of 13 cubes · 58:19
3×3 with feetDaniel Sheppard1:13.691:17.84
MagicDaniel Sheppard1.361.49
Master MagicRobert Yau3.684.17

The PB harvest

75 set · 15 still standing
  • Lila Guéret — 3×3 single 12.46: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
  • Rémi Esturoune — Magic single 1.41: into the top 25.7% of the event's history.
  • Grégoire Delnott — 2×2 single 4.90: into the top 38.1% of the event's history.
  • Benoît Fontaine — 2×2 single 5.03: into the top 39.7% of the event's history.
  • Jean-Louis Mathieu — 2×2 single 5.83: into the top 49.1% of the event's history.
  • Antoine Perdereau — 3×3 blindfolded single 2:50.11: into the top 49.6% of the event's history.
  • Ludovic Le Henaff — 3×3 single 23.97: into the top 50.3% of the event's history.
  • Ludovic Le Henaff — Magic single 1.77: into the top 52.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,302 people who made their debut in 2011. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

38 competitors · 325 results · 19 events.

Everyone who competed

38 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.