Competitions · France
Nantes Open 2008
Nantes · 31 May 2008 · 17 events · 44 competitors · 70 personal bests
István Kocza won four of the 17 events (4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Thomas Watiotienne by 0.20 seconds. 44 competitors produced 70 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
A national record
Frédéric Meinnel set the 3×3 Fewest Moves single national record: 30 moves.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Jean Pons | 11.83 | 12.29 |
| 2×2 | Frédéric Meinnel | 4.30 | 6.16 |
| 4×4 | Jean Pons | 55.09 | 1:04.96 |
| 5×5 | Frédérick Badie | 1:49.59 | 2:11.45 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Olivér Perge | 1:36.56 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Frédéric Meinnel | 30 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Thomas Watiotienne | 30.06 | 31.81 |
| Clock | Olivér Perge | 8.34 | 11.43 |
| Megaminx | Laetitia Lemoine | 1:43.58 | 1:54.49 |
| Pyraminx | Benjamin Sintes | 10.21 | 12.10 |
| Square-1 | Lars Vandenbergh | 23.72 | 30.87 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | István Kocza | 23:35.00 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | István Kocza | — | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | István Kocza | 5 of 5 cubes · 47:18 | — |
| Magic | Olivér Perge | 1.09 | 1.25 |
| Master Magic | Jimmy Coll | 3.02 | 3.18 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind (old style) | István Kocza | 5 of 5 cubes · 47:18 | — |
The PB harvest
70 set · 9 still standing- Benjamin Sintes — 3×3 single 9.72: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
- François Sechet — 3×3 single 11.15: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
- Mathieu Chataigner — 3×3 single 17.81: into the top 33.5% of the event's history.
- Mathieu Chataigner — 2×2 single 5.47: into the top 45.0% of the event's history.
- François Sechet — 3×3 Multi-Blind (old style) single 1 of 2 cubes · 10:19: into the top 50.4% of the event's history.
- Solène Krebs — 3×3 single 43.86: into the top 81.0% of the event's history.
- Mathieu Chataigner — 5×5 single 3:50.05: into the top 90.3% of the event's history.
- Thibaut Kirchner — 3×3 one-handed single 2:27.80: into the top 99.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
16 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 2,174 people who made their debut in 2008. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
6 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
44 competitors · 322 results · 17 events.
Everyone who competed
44 competitors- Amaury Sechet
- Antoine Perdereau
- Anton Piau
- Arnaud van Galen
- Arthur Perdereau
- Aymeric Marcille
- Benjamin Sintes
- Benoît Goubin
- Emilien Combaret
- François Courtès
- François Sechet
- Frédéric Meinnel
- Frédérick Badie
- Gilles Roux
- Guillaume Erbibou
- Hippolyte Moreau
- István Kocza
- Jean-Louis Mathieu
- Jean Pons
- Jimmy Coll
- Joffrey Lenoble
- Julien Rollan
- Karl Baillehaiche
- Laetitia Lemoine
- Lars Vandenbergh
- Léo Grelier
- Lila Guéret
- Mario Laurent
- Mathieu Chataigner
- Nicolas Combaret
- Nicolas Roure
- Olivér Perge
- Paul de la Garanderie
- Philippe Virouleau
- Pol Morin
- Salim Rostam
- Samuel Djian
- Samuel Samson
- Simon Touaux
- Solène Krebs
- Sven Gowal
- Thibaud Prime
- Thibaut Kirchner
- Thomas Watiotienne
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.