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Pays de Bray Open 2023

Serqueux · 3 June 2023 · 10 events · 87 competitors · 100 personal bests

John Bacouël won two of the ten events (3×3, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by John Bacouël by 0.67 seconds. 87 competitors produced 100 personal bests, 36 of which still stand today, and 31 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

John Bacouël set the Megaminx average national record: 35.42.

Two wins
John Bacouël — 3×3, Megaminx
0.67s
closest final — 3×3, John Bacouël over Thomas Cellé
100
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3John Bacouël5.898.36
2×2Louis-Marie Ratto2.032.11
4×4Bryan Melao29.0032.72
5×5Anthony Lafourcade55.4359.06
6×6Étienne Aubry1:48.951:52.50
7×7Étienne Aubry2:40.992:44.26
3×3 blindfoldedLeo Guernion35.73—
MegaminxJohn Bacouël34.0135.42
PyraminxLouis-Marie Ratto2.853.36
Square-1Paul Luciw7.968.90

The PB harvest

100 set · 36 still standing
  • Bryan Melao — 4×4 single 27.68: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Cellé — 4×4 single 30.00: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Adrien Neveu — 5×5 single 57.65: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
  • Képha Baguelin — Pyraminx single 3.79: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
  • Axel Gotti — 3×3 single 11.39: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Watiotienne — 4×4 single 39.78: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
  • Manon Antoine — Pyraminx single 5.13: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
  • Axel Gotti — 2×2 single 3.20: into the top 16.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

31 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

87 competitors · 566 results · 10 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. John Bacouël won it with a 8.36 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

87 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.