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Lyon Megaminx Open 2016

Lyon · 21 May 2016 · 12 events · 69 competitors · 100 personal bests

Simon Blanchard won two of the twelve events (4×4, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Diego Fraile by 0.01 seconds. 69 competitors produced 100 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

William Phommaha set the 5×5 blindfolded single national record: 9:22.32.

Two wins
Simon Blanchard — 4×4, Megaminx
0.01s
closest final — Pyraminx, Diego Fraile over Anthony Lafourcade
100
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Victor Colin8.649.51
2×2Maxime Clapié1.962.61
4×4Simon Blanchard40.0442.43
5×5Clément Cherblanc1:14.631:23.23
3×3 blindfoldedEddy Deturche1:15.22—
3×3 one-handedNicolas Gertner Kilian14.3115.82
MegaminxSimon Blanchard54.3259.19
PyraminxDiego Fraile3.314.54
SkewbAnthony Lafourcade3.504.26
Square-1Clément Cherblanc16.9117.92
4×4 blindfoldedWilliam Phommaha4:16.79—
5×5 blindfoldedWilliam Phommaha9:22.32—

The PB harvest

100 set · 15 still standing
  • Alban Reynaud — Megaminx single 51.53: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
  • Robin Michaud — 3×3 single 12.98: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
  • Kilian Farrell — Pyraminx single 5.72: into the top 18.0% of the event's history.
  • Nicolas Kaberian — 2×2 single 3.48: into the top 20.0% of the event's history.
  • Iggy Seydoux — 3×3 single 14.07: into the top 21.2% of the event's history.
  • Robin Michaud — 4×4 single 47.42: into the top 21.4% of the event's history.
  • Iggy Seydoux — 2×2 single 4.26: into the top 29.8% of the event's history.
  • Julien Giraud — 3×3 single 17.63: into the top 33.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

69 competitors · 524 results · 12 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. Victor Colin won it with a 9.51 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1U' L2 D2 R2 U L2 D R2 U2 L B R' B U2 L D2 B' D U' R'
  2. 2B2 L2 D2 B2 D L2 D2 B' R' U2 B' U' R D2 U B' R D2 R2
  3. 3U L2 D' R2 B2 F' D' U B L' U' L2 D' R' D U2 B2
  4. 4F' U L2 B D B' D2 R D L U' B2 U2 F L2 B2 R2 B D2
  5. 5L' F2 U2 R U2 B2 R F2 L U2 R' F' R2 D' U2 R' F L U B L

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

69 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.