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Istres Open 2026

Istres · 24 January 2026 · 7 events · 47 competitors · 46 personal bests

Jules Desjardin won three of the seven events (4×4, 5×5, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Jules Desjardin by 0.45 seconds. 47 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Axel Tourrette took a 3×3 single of 42.62 down to 15.84, 63 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Jules Desjardin — 4×4, 5×5, Pyraminx
0.45s
closest final — Pyraminx, Jules Desjardin over Pablito Poye
46
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mathis Luc5.667.02
4×4Jules Desjardin29.1530.93
5×5Jules Desjardin50.8855.18
6×6Dorian Prieto1:43.711:53.87
7×7Dorian Prieto2:54.222:56.05
PyraminxJules Desjardin1.982.16
SkewbAdrien Romain2.002.62

The PB harvest

46 set · 26 still standing
  • Alexis Petillon — 3×3 single 5.45: into the top 0.23% of the event's history.
  • Alexis Petillon — Skewb single 2.23: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • David Sánchez Peris — 4×4 single 32.90: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
  • Pablito Poye — 4×4 single 33.03: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
  • Dorian Prieto — 6×6 single 1:43.71: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
  • Vadim Tkaciov — 4×4 single 40.15: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
  • Eliot Dittmar — 3×3 single 12.03: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
  • Anthéa Guillard — Pyraminx single 5.16: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. 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

47 competitors · 207 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

47 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.