Competitions · France
Opal Open 2016
Calais · 17 December 2016 · 9 events · 60 competitors · 80 personal bests
Alexandre Carlier won four of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Alexandre Carlier by 0.16 seconds. 60 competitors produced 80 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Alexandre Carlier | 7.24 | 8.11 |
| 2×2 | Alexandre Carlier | 2.21 | 2.60 |
| 4×4 | Alexandre Carlier | 28.49 | 31.72 |
| 5×5 | Alexandre Carlier | 59.44 | 1:02.64 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Maxime Clapié | 1:13.49 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Reto Bubendorf | 24 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Victor Colin | 13.32 | 14.02 |
| Pyraminx | Anthony Lafourcade | 2.51 | 3.34 |
| Skewb | Anthony Lafourcade | 3.16 | 3.41 |
The PB harvest
80 set · 19 still standing- Rayan Kerkeni — 2×2 single 2.02: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
- Simon Meinertzhagen — 2×2 single 2.16: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
- Maxence Baudry — Pyraminx single 3.61: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
- Rayan Kerkeni — Pyraminx single 4.00: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
- Roderic Blazy — Pyraminx single 5.07: into the top 13.6% of the event's history.
- Maxime Clapié — 3×3 one-handed single 17.62: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
- Rayan Kerkeni — 3×3 single 12.25: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
- Mathias Deroubaix — Pyraminx single 6.83: into the top 26.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
14 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
6 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
60 competitors · 506 results · 9 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. Alexandre Carlier won it with a 8.11 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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D F2 L2 U F2 U L2 B R' F L D' F U R U F' U2 F2 - 2
L2 D2 L2 F2 D' L2 R2 D' L' D2 U' L' B D R' D2 B' U2 R2 - 3
R2 F2 L R D2 B2 R B2 F2 R' B D' L2 B' R2 B' L' B' D U - 4
B2 D' F2 U B2 D B2 D' R2 F2 D F R2 U' L D2 L2 F L2 R' - 5
D2 F L U2 B' L D2 F2 D' B' U2 F' R2 U2 F' D2 R2 B2 R2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
60 competitors- Alex Bataille
- Alex Van Vugt
- Alexandre Carlier
- Amélie Dufour
- Anis Kerkeni
- Anthony Lafourcade
- Antoine Janssens
- Anton Piau
- Bastien De Bortoli
- Charlotte Potier
- Chloé Demuynck
- Christophe Woittequand
- Clara Lafourcade
- Elie Ramette
- Emilien Fabre
- Erelkhegbaatar Lkhagva
- Fanny Pousset
- Gabriel Luthun
- Gaspard Leleux
- Hugo Capon
- Hugo Gréget
- Ian Cahuzac
- Ilyes Kerkeni
- Jérémy Adam
- Jesse Moens
- Joaquim Blazy
- Jules Desjardin
- Juliette Sébastien
- Kévin Cagnon
- Léane Parent
- Leo Guernion
- Lina Tissier
- Lois Blazy
- Louis Fertier
- Lucas Maillard
- Manu Vereecken
- Marius Debussche
- Mathéo Breton
- Mathias Deroubaix
- Maxence Baudry
- Maxime Clapié
- Mélodie Ansel
- Nathan Parent
- Olivier Guernion
- Owen Totelet
- Philippe Virouleau
- Pierre Meunier
- Pietro Angelillo
- Quentin Marson
- Raphaël Pegoraro
- Rayan Kerkeni
- Reto Bubendorf
- Roderic Blazy
- Rui Reis
- Samy Mekenese
- Simon Meinertzhagen
- Victor Colin
- Victor Wijsman
- Yanis Fourel
- Zolboo Erelkhegbaatar
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.