Competitions · France
Stenay Que le Début 2026
Stenay · 31 January 2026 · 10 events · 51 competitors · 58 personal bests
Peter Grassard won three of the ten events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Maxence Baudry by 0.40 seconds. 51 competitors produced 58 personal bests, 27 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
A continental record
Charles Daloz-Baltenberger set the 3×3 blindfolded single continental record: 13.22.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Victor Colin | 7.26 | 7.77 |
| 4×4 | Abdelhak Kaddour | 26.27 | 29.71 |
| 5×5 | Peter Grassard | 49.08 | 53.93 |
| 6×6 | Peter Grassard | 1:31.46 | 1:35.02 |
| 7×7 | Peter Grassard | 2:07.26 | 2:15.04 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Charles Daloz-Baltenberger | 13.22 | — |
| Megaminx | Victoria Géonet | 40.33 | 47.23 |
| Skewb | Maxence Baudry | 1.18 | 3.69 |
| Square-1 | Paul Luciw | 7.56 | 9.18 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Charles Daloz-Baltenberger | 19 of 23 cubes · 55:23 | — |
The PB harvest
58 set · 27 still standing- Charles Daloz-Baltenberger — 3×3 blindfolded single 13.22: into the top 0.049% of the event's history.
- Maxence Baudry — Skewb single 1.18: into the top 0.12% of the event's history.
- Jules Créteur — Skewb single 1.77: into the top 0.86% of the event's history.
- Arthur Provot — Skewb single 2.02: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
- Yiğit Güneş — 3×3 single 8.59: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
- Téo Louis — Megaminx single 53.98: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
- Terence Lecat — 3×3 single 10.22: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
- Philippe Mangen — Skewb single 3.93: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
One person 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
2 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
51 competitors · 420 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. Victor Colin won it with a 7.77 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R2 D B2 R2 B L D' F2 D2 R F2 L' B2 L2 D2 B2 F D F - 2
F2 D2 R F2 R2 F2 R D2 F2 B' L B R B2 D2 U L D2 - 3
R L' U F' D B2 D B2 R' F' B2 R2 F R2 D2 F' B2 U F' - 4
U B U' R2 F2 U L2 U B2 D2 F2 U' B R B2 L B2 F' U2 - 5
U2 L' D L2 R2 D' U2 L2 F2 U2 L2 F2 R B L2 F2 U2 F2 U R
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
51 competitors- Abdelhak Kaddour
- Alexis Tremellat
- Ambre Schmitt
- Antoine Barrial
- Arthur Provot
- Arthur Schnackers
- Bryan Melao
- Camille Bourque
- Charles Daloz-Baltenberger
- Charlotte Claus
- Daniel Marcelino
- David Di Marco
- Eléa Biagioli
- Eliot Evrard
- Eliot Tilly
- Étienne Aubry
- James Rivez
- Jasmine Souna
- Jens Haber
- Joaquim Noë--Estano
- Jules Créteur
- Justin Vinckenbosch
- Lilian Moreau
- Marcus Apostol
- Mateus Apostol
- Maxence Baudry
- Mert Güneş
- Milla Siegwarth
- Nathan Louis
- Nathan Saugnon--Clément
- Nicolas Dupuis
- Noah Maire
- Noé Kouadio
- Noëlie Palermo
- Nox Clémenceau
- Paul Luciw
- Peter Grassard
- Philippe Mangen
- Rémi Coimbra
- Téo Louis
- Terence Lecat
- Théo Girard
- Théo Meyer-Dumoulin
- Thomas Lao
- Tom Burel
- Valentin Hoffmann
- Victor Colin
- Victoria Géonet
- Yannick Beyer
- Yanniko Zhechev
- Yiğit Güneş
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.