Competitions · France
Istres Open 2018
Istres · 27 January 2018 · 7 events · 27 competitors · 39 personal bests
Nicolas Gertner Kilian won three of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Timothé Ringeard by 0.23 seconds. 27 competitors produced 39 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Nicolas Gertner Kilian | 7.54 | 8.64 |
| 2×2 | Nicolas Gertner Kilian | 1.87 | 3.21 |
| 4×4 | Lucas Déglise | 33.54 | 35.07 |
| 5×5 | Nicolas Gertner Kilian | 1:16.48 | 1:19.04 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Arthur Garcin | 25.13 | — |
| Pyraminx | Timothé Ringeard | 2.41 | 3.74 |
| Square-1 | Lucas Déglise | 10.32 | 12.97 |
The PB harvest
39 set · 17 still standing- Fabian Arfire — 4×4 single 36.13: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
- Fabian Arfire — Pyraminx single 4.30: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
- Théo Barbier — 3×3 single 11.31: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.
- Théo Barbier — 2×2 single 2.92: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
- Noé Apffel — 3×3 single 12.09: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.
- Marie Vincent — Square-1 single 14.45: into the top 15.2% of the event's history.
- Adrien Garrel — 3×3 single 13.61: into the top 19.6% of the event's history.
- Maxime Bernard — 4×4 single 47.53: into the top 21.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
27 competitors · 185 results · 7 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. Nicolas Gertner Kilian won it with a 8.64 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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D2 B' R2 U2 R2 F L2 F' R2 D B R D' B2 U R D F L F' - 2
U L' B' D' R' L2 B U' F' U' L' B2 D2 R L F2 D2 R D2 B2 - 3
L2 U2 L2 F2 L2 F2 D2 B' D2 U' L F2 R B2 U2 L2 U2 F R' - 4
R L U2 D L' D B2 U F U B2 U' R2 D B2 R2 B2 U2 B2 U2 - 5
F' L' F' U2 D2 L2 F D2 L' D' B' U B2 U' L2 D B2 U2 R2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
27 competitors- Adrien Garrel
- Alexis Bordron
- Anton Piau
- Arthur Garcin
- Clémence Garrel
- Delphine Tran
- Ethan Barbier
- Fabian Arfire
- Loïc Guinet
- Lucas Déglise
- Marie Vincent
- Maxime Bernard
- Nicolas Gertner Kilian
- Noé Apffel
- Olivier Méresse
- Rémi Lafond
- Stéphane Marty
- Swan Chenini
- Théo André
- Théo Barbier
- Thomas Corsan
- Thomas Valois
- Timothé Ringeard
- Vincent Gout
- Wilfrid Py
- Yann Lautier
- Yves Créange
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.