Competitions · Canada

Open de Gatineau 2026

Hull, Quebec · 28 February 2026 · 5 events · 89 competitors · 75 personal bests

William Lavoie won three of the five events (3×3, 2×2, Square-1) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by William Lavoie by 0.23 seconds. 89 competitors produced 75 personal bests, 55 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Jonathan Wang (王嘉洺) set the Clock average national record: 2.72.

Three wins

William Lavoie — 3×3, 2×2, Square-1

0.23s

closest final — 2×2, William Lavoie over Rémi Chrétien

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	William Lavoie	6.23	7.11
2×2	William Lavoie	1.03	1.63
3×3 one-handed	Darshan Bhavanasi	12.04	14.59
Clock	Jonathan Wang (王嘉洺)	2.11	2.72
Square-1	William Lavoie	10.76	11.94

The PB harvest

75 set · 55 still standing

Thomas Betancur-Garcia — 2×2 single 0.77: into the top 0.2% of the event's history.
Charles-Olivier Rivard — 2×2 single 1.02: into the top 0.59% of the event's history.
William Lavoie — 3×3 single 6.23: into the top 0.63% of the event's history.
Théodore Mathieu — 2×2 single 1.07: into the top 0.7% of the event's history.
John Du — 2×2 single 1.11: into the top 0.79% of the event's history.
Émile Turcotte — 2×2 single 1.35: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Antony Guirguis — 2×2 single 1.41: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Charles-Olivier Rivard — 3×3 single 7.47: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

89 competitors · 368 results · 5 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. William Lavoie won it with a 7.11 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

89 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.