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Stenay Open 2018

Stenay · 14 April 2018 · 12 events · 24 competitors · 50 personal bests

Jules Desjardin won three of the twelve events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Valentin Hoffmann by 0.16 seconds. 24 competitors produced 50 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Andrea Thull set the Pyraminx single national record: 5.34.

Three wins
Jules Desjardin — 3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, Pyraminx
0.16s
closest final — 4×4, Valentin Hoffmann over Jules Desjardin
50
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jules Desjardin7.258.30
2×2Anton Piau2.853.20
4×4Valentin Hoffmann30.6934.76
3×3 blindfoldedJules Desjardin2:39.01
3×3 Fewest MovesValentin Hoffmann33 moves
3×3 one-handedPeter Grassard16.3518.34
ClockTélian Delannoy7.829.29
MegaminxThéo Paris41.2445.54
PyraminxJules Desjardin2.552.95
SkewbMaxence Baudry2.512.91
Square-1Paul Luciw10.8312.40
3×3 with feetPeter Grassard1:04.431:23.41

The PB harvest

50 set · 8 still standing
  • Théo Paris — 3×3 single 7.84: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
  • Thibault André — Square-1 single 14.18: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
  • Télian Delannoy — 3×3 one-handed single 20.05: into the top 20.6% of the event's history.
  • Joe Theis — Skewb single 5.93: into the top 25.2% of the event's history.
  • Joe Theis — 4×4 single 52.45: into the top 27.7% of the event's history.
  • Vanille Louis — Pyraminx single 7.46: into the top 31.7% of the event's history.
  • Joe Theis — Pyraminx single 8.63: into the top 41.6% of the event's history.
  • Paul Luciw — 3×3 with feet single 1:47.71: into the top 42.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five 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

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

24 competitors · 229 results · 12 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. Jules Desjardin won it with a 8.30 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

24 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.