Competitions · France
Talence Open 2018
Talence · 12 May 2018 · 7 events · 26 competitors · 22 personal bests
Philippe Virouleau won three of the seven events (2×2, Megaminx, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Hippolyte Moreau by 0.14 seconds. 26 competitors produced 22 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Eliott Henry took a Skewb single of 18.02 down to 6.83, 62 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Hippolyte Moreau | 10.30 | 11.17 |
| 2×2 | Philippe Virouleau | 3.04 | 3.37 |
| 4×4 | Anton Piau | 35.92 | 39.33 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Arthur Garcin | 39.94 | — |
| Megaminx | Philippe Virouleau | 1:12.65 | 1:17.21 |
| Skewb | Nathan Prigent | 4.36 | 5.38 |
| Square-1 | Philippe Virouleau | 13.56 | 14.49 |
The PB harvest
22 set · 5 still standing- Logan Contois — 2×2 single 4.11: into the top 27.9% of the event's history.
- Logan Contois — 3×3 single 17.18: into the top 31.6% of the event's history.
- Nathan Prigent — Megaminx single 1:39.82: into the top 34.5% of the event's history.
- Nathan Moussiron — 3×3 single 21.56: into the top 44.2% of the event's history.
- Diogo Marquês Soares — Megaminx single 2:22.05: into the top 57.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven 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
26 competitors · 136 results · 7 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. Hippolyte Moreau won it with a 11.17 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B2 U2 B' D' L' U B' D2 F2 D2 L U2 B2 R2 B D2 B D2 F2 D2 - 2
B2 U2 F2 D B2 D L2 D2 R2 B D2 B' D' L' U R' F2 L' F D2 - 3
B2 D F2 U2 R2 U' L2 B2 U F D L' D2 R' D2 U' B L2 U' - 4
R2 B2 R2 D' L U D2 F B2 R U' B2 L2 D2 R2 D2 B2 U2 R2 - 5
U' L2 D L2 D2 L2 U' B2 D2 F L' R2 F2 U2 F L2 D B U' B2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
26 competitors- Anton Piau
- Arthur Garcin
- Arthur Terrisse
- Bartholomé Duteil
- Claude Arsicaud
- Clément Valot
- Diogo Marquês Soares
- Eliott Henry
- Emmanuelle Saillard
- Florian Girard
- Hippolyte Moreau
- Hugo Beaulaton
- Jules Ballion
- Logan Contois
- Nathan Moussiron
- Nathan Prigent
- Noé Bénichou
- Paul Goutorbe
- Philippe Virouleau
- Qifan Wang (王启帆)
- Quentin Rivault
- Thibault Pointivy
- Thibault Vilbois
- Thierry Megard
- Vincent Colin
- Wilfrid Py
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.