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Hérimoncourt Open 2014

Hérimoncourt · 25 October 2014 · 10 events · 36 competitors · 53 personal bests

Nicolas Gertner Kilian won three of the ten events (2×2, Pyraminx, 3×3 with feet) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Nicolas Gertner Kilian by 0.04 seconds. 36 competitors produced 53 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Reto Bubendorf set the 2×2 single national record: 1.94.

Three wins
Nicolas Gertner Kilian — 2×2, Pyraminx, 3×3 with feet
0.04s
closest final — 2×2, Nicolas Gertner Kilian over Kévin Cagnon
53
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Victor Chenu9.2111.77
2×2Nicolas Gertner Kilian1.953.12
4×4Victor Chenu42.7044.41
5×5Philippe Virouleau1:29.241:35.08
3×3 blindfoldedRobin Michaud1:17.47
3×3 Fewest MovesReto Bubendorf31 moves
3×3 one-handedVictor Colin16.6717.98
MegaminxAlban Reynaud1:10.431:12.80
PyraminxNicolas Gertner Kilian3.355.14
3×3 with feetNicolas Gertner Kilian1:13.751:21.65

The PB harvest

53 set · 18 still standing
  • Alexandre Richard — 2×2 single 2.33: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
  • Quentin Tran — 2×2 single 2.63: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
  • Alexandre Richard — Pyraminx single 4.85: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
  • Alexandre Richard — 3×3 one-handed single 18.47: into the top 16.3% of the event's history.
  • Alexandre Richard — 4×4 single 45.97: into the top 19.5% of the event's history.
  • Robin Michaud — 2×2 single 3.58: into the top 21.2% of the event's history.
  • Fabian Büeler — 2×2 single 3.66: into the top 22.2% of the event's history.
  • Fabian Büeler — 3×3 single 14.96: into the top 24.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 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

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

36 competitors · 271 results · 10 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. Victor Chenu won it with a 11.77 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

36 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.