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Open de Gatineau A 2024

Gatineau, Quebec · 6 April 2024 · 5 events · 20 competitors · 30 personal bests

Omar Ellabban won three of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Omar Ellabban by 0.04 seconds. 20 competitors produced 30 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ben Davies took a Skewb single of 14.31 down to 8.18, 43 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Omar Ellabban — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.04s
closest final — 3×3, Omar Ellabban over Ben Davies
30
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Omar Ellabban7.448.88
4×4Omar Ellabban25.4530.05
5×5Omar Ellabban43.0246.19
MegaminxBreton MacDonald44.8345.97
SkewbBreton MacDonald3.685.13

The PB harvest

30 set · 19 still standing
  • Ben Davies — 5×5 single 55.65: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Ben Davies — 4×4 single 31.79: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Diego Rodriguez-Ramirez — Megaminx single 54.53: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
  • Carson Carrasco — 5×5 single 1:11.89: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
  • Breton MacDonald — 5×5 single 1:13.88: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Wang — 4×4 single 42.23: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
  • Silas Dove — Skewb single 5.35: into the top 20.9% of the event's history.
  • Silas Dove — 3×3 single 14.95: into the top 24.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. 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

20 competitors · 150 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. Omar Ellabban won it with a 8.88 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

20 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.