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Montpellier Open 2010

Montpellier · 20 March 2010 · 18 events · 33 competitors · 94 personal bests

Philippe Virouleau won seven of the 18 events (2×2, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Ting Sheng Bao Yang by 0.04 seconds. 33 competitors produced 94 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Marco Levrero set the 3×3 Multi-Blind single national record: 3 of 3 cubes · 13:40.

Seven wins
Philippe Virouleau — 2×2, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Megaminx, Square-1
0.04s
closest final — Magic, Ting Sheng Bao Yang over Alejandro Riveiro Rodríguez
94
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Alejandro Riveiro Rodríguez12.2513.12
2×2Philippe Virouleau3.464.09
4×4Benjamin Sintes48.3053.92
5×5Philippe Virouleau1:33.441:39.07
6×6Philippe Virouleau3:17.693:33.04
7×7Philippe Virouleau5:10.475:17.89
3×3 blindfoldedSébastien Auroux2:28.34
3×3 Fewest MovesPhilippe Virouleau28 moves
3×3 one-handedJens Diewald22.6926.58
ClockTing Sheng Bao Yang12.5813.65
MegaminxPhilippe Virouleau1:19.931:27.98
PyraminxJens Diewald5.837.19
Square-1Philippe Virouleau27.0027.97
4×4 blindfoldedSébastien Auroux14:49.00
5×5 blindfoldedFrançois Courtès
3×3 Multi-BlindMarco Levrero3 of 3 cubes · 13:40
MagicTing Sheng Bao Yang0.971.25
Master MagicDaniel Borrajo Gutiérrez3.033.36

The PB harvest

94 set · 15 still standing
  • Jens Diewald — Pyraminx single 3.53: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
  • Philippe Virouleau — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 28 moves: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Borrajo Gutiérrez — Master Magic single 2.80: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Sintes — 4×4 single 41.34: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
  • Marco Levrero — Magic single 1.34: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.
  • Geoffrey Roda — Megaminx single 1:44.33: into the top 37.2% of the event's history.
  • Marco Levrero — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 37 moves: into the top 37.3% of the event's history.
  • Jens Diewald — 5×5 single 1:49.06: into the top 41.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,985 people who made their debut in 2010. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

33 competitors · 455 results · 18 events.

Everyone who competed

33 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.