Competitions · France

Montpellier Open 2018

Pérols (Montpellier) · 13 October 2018 · 7 events · 73 competitors · 32 personal bests

Nicolas Gertner Kilian won two of the seven events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Nicolas Gertner Kilian by 0.27 seconds. 73 competitors produced 32 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and 51 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Sonam Joubert took a 3×3 single of 25.74 down to 13.88, 46 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Nicolas Gertner Kilian — 3×3, 2×2

0.27s

closest final — 2×2, Nicolas Gertner Kilian over Lucas Déglise

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Nicolas Gertner Kilian	7.95	9.05
2×2	Nicolas Gertner Kilian	1.72	2.97
4×4	Clément Cherblanc	33.33	37.22
5×5	Clément Cherblanc	1:07.51	1:13.01
3×3 blindfolded	Arthur Garcin	25.93	—
3×3 one-handed	Lucas Déglise	14.79	16.37
Pyraminx	Lucas Déglise	2.96	3.96

The PB harvest

32 set · 7 still standing

Timothé Ringeard — 2×2 single 1.67: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
Marco Giraud — 2×2 single 3.12: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.
Sébastien Verdier — 2×2 single 3.47: into the top 19.8% of the event's history.
Mathis Roussé — 3×3 single 15.87: into the top 27.4% of the event's history.
Mael Salazard — 3×3 one-handed single 25.30: into the top 35.0% of the event's history.
Mathis Roussé — 2×2 single 5.17: into the top 41.4% of the event's history.
Guillaume Velay — 4×4 single 1:24.53: into the top 59.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

51 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. 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

73 competitors · 348 results · 7 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. Nicolas Gertner Kilian won it with a 9.05 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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Race this final

Everyone who competed

73 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.