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Lyon Spring Open 2009

Lyon · 16 May 2009 · 10 events · 27 competitors · 38 personal bests

Benjamin Sintes won three of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Benjamin Sintes by 0.09 seconds. 27 competitors produced 38 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Nico Kupfer set the 3×3 one-handed single national record: 17.22.

Three wins
Benjamin Sintes — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4
0.09s
closest final — 2×2, Benjamin Sintes over Lila Guéret
38
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Benjamin Sintes12.7713.36
2×2Benjamin Sintes3.165.11
4×4Benjamin Sintes53.5357.26
5×5Julien Rochette1:48.091:55.60
3×3 blindfoldedClément Gallet2:12.40
3×3 Fewest MovesMario Laurent30 moves
3×3 one-handedNico Kupfer17.6919.71
MegaminxLaetitia Lemoine1:37.441:43.06
MagicSamuel Djian1.221.30
Master MagicClément Gallet3.944.33

The PB harvest

38 set · 8 still standing
  • Benjamin Sintes — 3×3 one-handed single 22.21: into the top 26.6% of the event's history.
  • Nico Kupfer — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 34 moves: into the top 26.7% of the event's history.
  • Antoine Simon-Chautemps — Magic single 1.50: into the top 32.2% of the event's history.
  • Guillaume Sintes — 4×4 single 1:01.94: into the top 38.6% of the event's history.
  • Irène Mallordy — Megaminx single 1:50.65: into the top 40.7% of the event's history.
  • Laetitia Lemoine — 3×3 blindfolded single 3:32.19: into the top 61.5% of the event's history.
  • Irène Mallordy — 2×2 single 7.63: into the top 65.3% of the event's history.
  • Benoit Bacher — 3×3 single 1:40.69: into the top 98.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,600 people who made their debut in 2009. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

27 competitors · 221 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

27 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.