Competitions · France
Pict'Open 2018
Poitiers · 7 April 2018 · 10 events · 41 competitors · 81 personal bests
Elian Beguec won six of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Elian Beguec by 0.13 seconds. 41 competitors produced 81 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Louis Ballion took a Pyraminx single of 16.45 down to 6.45, 61 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Elian Beguec | 7.88 | 8.48 |
| 2×2 | Elian Beguec | 1.77 | 2.59 |
| 4×4 | Jules Desjardin | 29.12 | 34.99 |
| 5×5 | Elian Beguec | 1:05.64 | 1:09.01 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Pierre Meunier | 2:31.63 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Elian Beguec | 13.70 | 15.68 |
| Megaminx | Hippolyte Moreau | 58.08 | 1:02.72 |
| Pyraminx | Jules Desjardin | 1.57 | 2.78 |
| Skewb | Elian Beguec | 3.69 | 4.91 |
| Square-1 | Elian Beguec | 11.50 | 12.59 |
The PB harvest
81 set · 10 still standing- Julien Weibel — 3×3 single 12.92: into the top 17.1% of the event's history.
- Achille Fruchard — 2×2 single 3.59: into the top 21.3% of the event's history.
- Alan Randall — 2×2 single 3.91: into the top 25.3% of the event's history.
- Clément Valot — Megaminx single 1:25.86: into the top 25.5% of the event's history.
- Angelo Fontanini Lamure — 4×4 single 58.90: into the top 35.3% of the event's history.
- Nathan Darney — Square-1 single 25.81: into the top 40.9% of the event's history.
- Maxime Ménard — 2×2 single 5.14: into the top 41.1% of the event's history.
- Maxime Ménard — 3×3 single 22.64: into the top 47.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
Twelve people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. 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
41 competitors · 392 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. Elian Beguec won it with a 8.48 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U' F' D R' B L' B' U' F' D2 R2 F2 R' F2 L B2 U2 R' F2 R2 - 2
L' B2 U2 R F2 L2 U2 B L' F2 R2 U' F' D U L2 F L2 - 3
R' F' L D B' R' F L2 U F2 U B2 R' B2 U2 L' U2 R - 4
R2 F2 R2 D2 R2 U' L2 D' F D R2 F D R F R2 F2 D2 B D' - 5
U' L2 D' F' U' F2 D' L B' L' B2 U' L2 U2 R2 D L2 D L2 B2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
41 competitors- Achille Fruchard
- Alan Randall
- Angelo Fontanini Lamure
- Antoine Ducos
- Arthur Thepault
- Axel Barbot
- Claude Arsicaud
- Clément Valot
- David Traparic
- Elian Beguec
- Elise Pointurier
- Étienne Aubry
- Fanny Cobrun
- Firmin Brault
- Flavien Darney
- Franck Lamure
- Hippolyte Moreau
- Jean-Charles Tillit
- Jules Ballion
- Jules Desjardin
- Julian Bilan
- Julien Weibel
- Kévin Cagnon
- Laurie Aina Raharimanana
- Lelio Fontanini Lamure
- Léonie Turbé
- Louis Ballion
- Mario Laurent
- Maxime Ménard
- Naïl Bouberbachene
- Nathan Darney
- Nathan Prigent
- Philippe Virouleau
- Pierre Meunier
- Qifan Wang (王启帆)
- Rafael Doyette
- Romuald Brissonneau
- Théo Girard
- Vincent Colin
- Yanis Khorsi
- Youssef Parviz
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.