Competitions · France
Istres Open 2024
Istres · 27 January 2024 · 5 events · 45 competitors · 47 personal bests
Juliette Sébastien won four of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Juliette Sébastien by 0.19 seconds. 45 competitors produced 47 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Alexis Petillon took a Pyraminx single of 4.46 down to 2.04, 54 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Juliette Sébastien | 5.59 | 6.84 |
| 2×2 | Juliette Sébastien | 1.74 | 2.01 |
| 4×4 | Juliette Sébastien | 25.26 | 30.92 |
| 5×5 | Juliette Sébastien | 58.68 | 1:03.83 |
| Pyraminx | Jules Desjardin | 2.01 | 2.54 |
The PB harvest
47 set · 13 still standing- Alexis Petillon — Pyraminx single 2.04: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
- Rémi Soubrat — 3×3 single 9.51: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
- Félix Bertaux — 2×2 single 3.60: into the top 21.4% of the event's history.
- Félix Bertaux — 3×3 single 14.57: into the top 23.0% of the event's history.
- Coraline Monestier — 2×2 single 3.92: into the top 25.5% of the event's history.
- Mélina Revel — 3×3 single 15.70: into the top 26.8% of the event's history.
- Lucie Picozza — Pyraminx single 7.00: into the top 27.9% of the event's history.
- Samantha Levy — 2×2 single 4.69: into the top 35.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
13 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. 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
45 competitors · 254 results · 5 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. Juliette Sébastien won it with a 6.84 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D F L2 B' L2 B' L2 B' D2 R2 F' U' L B' U F' D2 L' B - 2
D F2 U2 D' F' R D' R F' B' U2 B' L2 B' U2 B L2 U2 D - 3
F L F B U' F' D' F2 L B2 R F2 D2 B2 D B2 U - 4
R2 F' L' F2 D' U2 R2 B2 U' L' B2 D2 R2 U' L B R - 5
L' U' F' B2 U D2 L2 F' D2 R B2 R2 U2 D2 R' B2 L U2 B2 D'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
45 competitors- Alexandre Villaudy-Bertrand
- Alexis Petillon
- Aliénor Pivier Crousier
- Andréas Galera
- Antoine Picard
- Arthur Magineau
- Catherine Jehanno
- Clément Berrut
- Coraline Monestier
- Dorian Prieto
- Eloi Mollet
- Enzo Perriat
- Etienne Sarrazin
- Félix Bertaux
- Gabin Thiery
- Gabriel Virely Bortoli
- Gauthier Barbaroux
- Harone Moubtahij
- Jules Bernardini
- Jules Desjardin
- Juliette Sébastien
- Léandre Pivier Crousier
- Léon Bertaux
- Liam Bavoux Hamdi
- Logan Devillard
- Luca Rattier
- Lucie Picozza
- Marie Vincent
- Marilou Barbaroux
- Mayron Blain
- Mélina Revel
- Nathan Nycollin
- Nicolas Gertner Kilian
- Quentin Monestier
- Quentin Rivault
- Rémi Malut
- Rémi Soubrat
- Romain Moreau
- Romain Stefan
- Samantha Levy
- Samuel Jehanno
- Saul Doyen
- Tom Dellajuto
- Tony Dumarcher
- Vadim Tkaciov
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.