Competitions · France
Istres Open 2023
Istres · 28 January 2023 · 8 events · 40 competitors · 49 personal bests
Quentin Rivault won two of the eight events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Samuel Jehanno by 0.08 seconds. 40 competitors produced 49 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Elsi Pohier--Plantel took a 2×2 single of 15.76 down to 4.42, 72 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Quentin Rivault | 6.90 | 8.07 |
| 2×2 | Samuel Jehanno | 2.03 | 2.60 |
| 4×4 | Jules Desjardin | 27.22 | 31.07 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Nicolas Gertner Kilian | 46.70 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Quentin Rivault | 15.70 | 16.62 |
| Megaminx | Diego Alfonso | 49.91 | 52.97 |
| Pyraminx | Diego Alfonso | 1.53 | 2.06 |
| Skewb | Alexis Petillon | 3.47 | 4.19 |
The PB harvest
49 set · 16 still standing- Thomas de Dreuille — Pyraminx single 3.74: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
- Benjamin Berns — 2×2 single 2.82: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
- Méline Auteri — 3×3 single 11.95: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
- Antoine Martini — Pyraminx single 5.49: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
- Noah Jacquet — 2×2 single 3.35: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.
- Evan Fauconnier — Pyraminx single 5.93: into the top 19.5% of the event's history.
- Lenny Malartre — Pyraminx single 6.01: into the top 20.1% of the event's history.
- Méline Auteri — 4×4 single 55.65: into the top 31.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. 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
40 competitors · 320 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. Quentin Rivault won it with a 8.07 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D' R' L F' R' B2 L' D R' B2 U2 R2 D2 B U2 L2 F' L2 U - 2
L U' R2 U L2 U2 F2 R2 U2 F D' B U2 R' D L D' F' U' - 3
D' F' L D F2 U L2 D' B' F2 U' L2 U2 R2 B2 L2 D' R' B - 4
L2 U F' U2 D2 R D F D2 F U' B2 L2 B' U2 F2 R2 U2 F' - 5
U F2 R' F D2 B2 L D F B2 D R2 B2 D L2 F2 U F2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
40 competitors- Alexandre Glock
- Alexis Petillon
- Antoine Martini
- Arthur Cambon
- Auel Montagard
- Baptiste Four
- Basile Brelot
- Benjamin Bardy
- Benjamin Berns
- Catherine Jehanno
- Coraline Monestier
- Diego Alfonso
- Elio Mocquet
- Elsi Pohier--Plantel
- Enzo Perriat
- Evan Fauconnier
- Jonathan Dammann
- Jules Desjardin
- Jules Sentenac
- Léandre Pivier Crousier
- Lenny Malartre
- Lucas Gulemirian
- Marie Vincent
- Mayron Blain
- Mélina Revel
- Méline Auteri
- Nicolas Gertner Kilian
- Noah Jacquet
- Quentin Monestier
- Quentin Rivault
- Rémi Soubrat
- Romain Moreau
- Samantha Levy
- Samuel Jehanno
- Simon Eyraud
- Théo Auxietre
- Thomas Auxietre
- Thomas de Dreuille
- Victoria Tahon
- Wilfrid Py
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.