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Lyon Open 2007

Lyon · 1 September 2007 · 7 events · 30 competitors · 30 personal bests

Jean Pons won two of the seven events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Arnaud van Galen by 0.12 seconds. 30 competitors produced 30 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Etienne Amany set the 3×3 single continental record: 19.68.

Two wins
Jean Pons — 3×3, 4×4
0.12s
closest final — 2×2, Arnaud van Galen over Thibaut Jacquinot
30
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jean Pons10.5912.71
2×2Arnaud van Galen4.416.45
4×4Jean Pons1:02.491:06.11
5×5Frédérick Badie1:51.081:57.31
3×3 blindfoldedClément Gallet2:49.10
3×3 one-handedRama Temmink20.9421.86
3×3 Multi-Blind (old style)Antoine Simon-Chautemps1 of 3 cubes · 43:00

The PB harvest

30 set · 3 still standing

First-timers

Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 1,014 people who made their debut in 2007. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

15 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

30 competitors · 148 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

30 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.