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Galeries Dorian Open 2012

Saint-Étienne · 12 May 2012 · 7 events · 22 competitors · 32 personal bests

Julien Rochette won three of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Julien Wachter by 0.53 seconds. 22 competitors produced 32 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Julien Rochette set the 4×4 single national record: 40.30.

Three wins
Julien Rochette — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.53s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Julien Wachter over Thomas Watiotienne
32
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Julien Rochette10.5611.46
2×2Kevin Guillaumond2.362.96
4×4Julien Rochette37.8042.59
5×5Julien Rochette1:30.861:37.83
3×3 blindfoldedFrançois Courtès1:12.90
3×3 one-handedJulien Wachter20.8623.54
PyraminxAuguste Olivry7.438.70

The PB harvest

32 set · 5 still standing
  • Auguste Olivry — 3×3 single 10.28: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
  • Julien Rochette — 3×3 one-handed single 19.00: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
  • Julien Rochette — 2×2 single 3.53: into the top 20.6% of the event's history.
  • Pierre Lemerle — 5×5 single 1:35.33: into the top 31.8% of the event's history.
  • Loïc Petit — 5×5 single 2:04.22: into the top 51.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,376 people who made their debut in 2012. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

22 competitors · 175 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

22 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.