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Hem MariCubik Winter Open 2022

Hem · 27 February 2022 · 4 events · 60 competitors · 36 personal bests

Alexandre Carlier won two of the four events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Alexandre Carlier by 0.19 seconds. 60 competitors produced 36 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Yaseen Hassan took a 4×4 single of 2:30.67 down to 1:06.79, 56 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Alexandre Carlier — 3×3, 2×2
0.19s
closest final — 3×3, Alexandre Carlier over Anatole Volongo
36
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Alexandre Carlier6.647.44
2×2Alexandre Carlier1.382.63
4×4Abdelhak Kaddour28.1329.68
3×3 blindfoldedMaxime Madrzyk26.98

The PB harvest

36 set · 6 still standing
  • Louis Fertier — 2×2 single 1.45: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Yaseen Hassan — 2×2 single 1.79: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Loris Carbonari — 3×3 single 9.54: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Noé Neuvelt--Boucard — 2×2 single 2.72: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
  • Cyril Barigand — 3×3 single 11.56: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
  • Cyril Barigand — 4×4 single 44.63: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

60 competitors · 237 results · 4 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. Alexandre Carlier won it with a 7.44 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

60 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.