Competitions · France
Istres Open 2019
Istres · 26 January 2019 · 8 events · 28 competitors · 37 personal bests
Lucas Déglise won three of the eight events (4×4, Pyraminx, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Nicolas Gertner Kilian by 0.33 seconds. 28 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Silas Weber took a Square-1 single of 43.25 down to 23.51, 46 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Nicolas Gertner Kilian | 8.28 | 8.73 |
| 2×2 | Reto Bubendorf | 2.29 | 2.43 |
| 4×4 | Lucas Déglise | 31.29 | 34.50 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Hari Anirudh | 28.60 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Nicolas Gertner Kilian | 10.59 | 13.48 |
| Megaminx | Clément Cherblanc | 53.48 | 56.86 |
| Pyraminx | Lucas Déglise | 3.44 | 4.02 |
| Square-1 | Lucas Déglise | 8.71 | 10.00 |
The PB harvest
37 set · 8 still standing- Matteo Cucinotta — Pyraminx single 5.34: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
- Baptiste Four — 2×2 single 3.11: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
- Thomas Bonnefille — 2×2 single 4.76: into the top 36.3% of the event's history.
- Silas Weber — 4×4 single 1:02.44: into the top 39.1% of the event's history.
- Yves Créange — 3×3 single 23.00: into the top 47.9% of the event's history.
- Matteo Cucinotta — 3×3 one-handed single 32.69: into the top 52.7% of the event's history.
- Silas Weber — 3×3 one-handed single 35.80: into the top 58.7% of the event's history.
- Matteo Cucinotta — 4×4 single 1:37.60: into the top 69.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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
28 competitors · 215 results · 8 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 8.73 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F2 U L2 D' L2 D' F2 D R B2 D L2 B L2 D2 F' D' R' F2 - 2
B2 R' F2 R D2 R2 D2 B2 R' U' L2 U B2 D' F' L2 F U2 B' - 3
U' R2 U' R2 D L2 R2 D U' L2 U B' U' F2 U2 L F' U' L2 D - 4
L2 U2 B2 L2 F2 R B2 L D2 F2 D L' D2 R2 D2 B' R2 B2 D2 U - 5
F' U2 R2 F2 L2 F R2 F' U L' B2 D L2 D B' R' U2 B' U2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
28 competitors- Alexandre Talamba
- Anton Piau
- Aurel Dautry
- Baptiste Four
- Benjamin Gendre
- Clément Cherblanc
- Corto Negri
- David Tebcherani
- Delphine Tran
- Ennio Etter-Jofes
- Ethan Pascal
- Hari Anirudh
- Lucas Déglise
- Marie Vincent
- Matteo Cucinotta
- Nicolas Gertner Kilian
- Rémi Esturoune
- Reto Bubendorf
- Romain Martinache
- Samuel Jehanno
- Sébastien Tarquin
- Silas Weber
- Théo Monteau
- Thomas Bonnefille
- Tom Chiesura
- Wilfrid Py
- William Phommaha
- 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.