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Galeries Dorian Open 2014

Saint Etienne · 15 March 2014 · 6 events · 22 competitors · 27 personal bests

Jules Desjardin won two of the six events (3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Kevin Guillaumond by 0.19 seconds. 22 competitors produced 27 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Jules Desjardin set the Pyraminx average national record: 3.28.

Two wins
Jules Desjardin — 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
0.19s
closest final — 2×2, Kevin Guillaumond over Alban Reynaud
27
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Valentin Hoffmann7.8810.47
2×2Kevin Guillaumond1.963.24
4×4Julien Rochette38.8041.32
3×3 blindfoldedAlban Reynaud1:48.28
3×3 one-handedJules Desjardin21.0525.07
PyraminxJules Desjardin2.563.28

The PB harvest

27 set · 7 still standing
  • Julien Rochette — 3×3 single 8.97: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Bruno Salas — 3×3 single 13.83: into the top 20.4% of the event's history.
  • Alban Reynaud — 4×4 single 54.22: into the top 29.8% of the event's history.
  • Bruno Salas — 4×4 single 55.93: into the top 31.9% of the event's history.
  • Bruno Salas — 2×2 single 5.63: into the top 46.8% of the event's history.
  • Bruno Salas — 3×3 one-handed single 34.59: into the top 56.5% of the event's history.
  • Julien Gardet — 4×4 single 3:20.66: into the top 97.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

22 competitors · 118 results · 6 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. Valentin Hoffmann won it with a 10.47 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

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.