French FMC Championship 2024

A decisive victory unfolded at the French FMC Championship 2024 as Louis-Marie Ratto delivered a masterclass in efficiency, securing the national title with a winning average of 22.33 moves. Staged across Lieux multiples / Multiple locations, France on March 9, 2024, the multi-venue format brought together competitors from all corners of the country to tackle the classic Rubik's Cube through the meticulous discipline of 3x3x3 Fewest Moves. Across two rounds of play, Ratto set the gold standard with an exceptional single solve of 22 moves in the final round to seal top honours.

The 3x3 results from the competition represented some of the most exacting problem-solving seen all season. Unlike standard speedcubing events where fingers fly across plastic faces in a race against the stopwatch, Fewest Moves challenges the solver to find the shortest possible path to a solved state within an allocated hour. Operating across multiple hubs, the field navigated intricate piece placements, block-building variants, and insertion techniques to trim move counts down to their absolute bare minimum.

Ratto faced staunch opposition in the final round of 3x3x3 Fewest Moves. Alexis Le Merrer pushed the pace right to the edge, locking in second place on the podium with an impressive average of 23.67 moves. Rounding out the medal positions was Nicolas Gertner Kilian, who took third place with a solid 27.00 average, completing an entirely French podium sweep in what proved to be an exceptionally competitive field of 41 competitors.

The depth of precision was evident throughout the upper tiers of the standings. Adrien Neveu registered a 22 single alongside a 23.67 average, matching the pace of the medal contenders across the two rounds. Alaric Pouchain turned in a top single of 23 and a 26.00 average, while earlier round efforts from Nicolas Gertner Kilian saw a 28 single and 30.00 average before his finals podium run. Hippolyte Moreau joined the ranks of sub-35 performers with a 31 single and 32.33 average.

Beyond the fight for top rankings, the weekend featured remarkable personal milestones that reflect the true depth of any premier WCA competition. Paul Ducruet led the field in dramatic personal gains, shaving 18.4% off his best standard to record a 3x3x3 Fewest Moves personal best of 31 moves, improving notably from his previous standard of 38, on his way to 28th place. Maxime Dotto also made significant progress, posting a 41-move personal best that eclipsed his former mark of 48 moves by 14.6% to finish 19th. Hugo Kayastha achieved a 9.1% improvement, trimming his best from 33 down to 30 moves to lock in a 9th-place finish.

The simultaneous French FMC Championship 2024 stages also served as the debut battleground for several competitors tackling the discipline for the very first time. Maël Weyland delivered a first ever attempt at 3x3x3 Fewest Moves of 40 moves to secure 30th overall in the single event entered. Baudouin de Cacqueray achieved a first ever attempt at 3x3x3 Fewest Moves with a mark of 49 moves, while Leo Gosme logged his first ever attempt at 3x3x3 Fewest Moves with a count of 51. Hippolyte Dessyn capped a disciplined weekend campaign across the single event entered by earning a strong 20th-place finish.

Mid-table results further demonstrated the rigorous standard established throughout the cubing competition. Romain Velcin found an efficient 28-move single to support a 33.00 average, while Anton Piau posted a 31 single and 33.33 average. Jonathan Dammann registered a 30 single alongside a 33.67 average, with Jules Desjardin and Étienne Aubry recording averages of 34.00 and 34.33 respectively, keeping the overall standard among the 41 competitors remarkably tight.

By staging high-level play simultaneously across Lieux multiples / Multiple locations, France, the tournament delivered a memorable showcase of national speed cubing talent. Louis-Marie Ratto walks away as champion following two rounds of pristine calculations, anchoring a weekend that highlighted both seasoned efficiency and substantial personal breakthroughs as the French competitive season moves forward.

Une moyenne remarquable de 22.33 mouvements a permis a Louis-Marie Ratto de remporter la victoire lors du French FMC Championship 2024. Organise a travers plusieurs sites a Lieux multiples / Multiple locations, France le 9 mars 2024, cet evenement consacre a la resolution optimisee du Rubik's Cube a rassemble quarante-et-un participants. Cette discipline particuliere du speedcubing met a l'epreuve l'analyse et la reflexion methodique des concurrents sur deux tours intenses.

Au-dela de la performance impressionnante du vainqueur, ce French FMC Championship 2024 a ete marque par une participation exceptionnelle de concurrents novices et de passionnes effectuant leurs premiers pas dans la discipline. La competition de cubing a offert une porte d'entree ideale pour de nombreux profils venus decouvrir l'exigence du 3x3x3 Fewest Moves dans un cadre officiel homologue par la World Cube Association sur le territoire national.

Sur le podium final, la France a realise un sans-faute en s'adjugeant l'integralite des trois premieres places. Louis-Marie Ratto a domine les debats avec une moyenne victorieuse de 22.33 mouvements et un meilleur essai a 22 mouvements. Alexis Le Merrer a pris la deuxieme place avec une moyenne solide de 23.67 mouvements, tandis que Nicolas Gertner Kilian est monte sur la troisieme marche grace a une moyenne de 27.00 mouvements.

Les deux tours de cette epreuve unique ont donne lieu a de multiples performances notables tout au long de la journee. Parmi les resultats marquants, Louis-Marie Ratto a egalement valide un essai a 21 mouvements et une moyenne a 22.33. Adrien Neveu s'est illustre avec un essai a 22 et une moyenne de 23.67, tandis qu'Alaric Pouchain a signe un essai a 23 mouvements et une moyenne de 26.00 au cours du tournoi.

Les performances individuelles se sont multipliees a tous les niveaux de la grille de depart. Nicolas Gertner Kilian a enregistre un essai a 28 mouvements et une moyenne a 30.00. Hippolyte Moreau a realise un essai a 31 et une moyenne de 32.33, Romain Velcin a inscrit un essai a 28 et une moyenne de 33.00, Anton Piau a complete ses resolutions avec un meilleur coup a 31 et une moyenne de 33.33, alors que Jonathan Dammann signait 30 et 33.67, Jules Desjardin 32 et 34.00, et Étienne Aubry 32 et 34.33.

Derriere les medailles se cachent les parcours marquants de plusieurs participants remarquables qui ont enrichi le French FMC Championship 2024. Arthur Cambon, fort de 76 participations en carriere mais comptant seulement 20 podiums, a ameliore son record personnel en 3x3x3 Fewest Moves de 15.6% pour atteindre 27 mouvements contre 32 auparavant, decrochant une 21e place. Romain Stefan, fort de 28 tournois et 15 podiums en carriere, a dispute son tout premier essai officiel en 3x3x3 Fewest Moves avec un score de 32 pour finir a la 18e place.

Cette premiere WCA competition a egalement vu briller de nouvelles tetes et des habitues des salles. Loen Briand et Yaël Bélizaire Manzan disputaient chacun leur toute premiere competition officielle sur cette unique epreuve, Loen Briand reussissant son tout premier essai en 3x3x3 Fewest Moves avec 52 mouvements. De leur cote, Clément Valot a obtenu une 12e place pour sa centieme competition en carriere comptant 16 podiums, Laurent Reynaud s'est classe 26e fort de 31 participations et 5 podiums, et Jean-Charles Tillit a termine 27e fort de 87 tournois et 2 podiums.

Cette journee exclusive de resolution optimisee a confirme la vitalite de la discipline en France avec ses 41 inscrits reunis simultanement sur l'ensemble des centres de jeu. En cloturant ce French FMC Championship 2024 avec une victoire eclatante et un afflux significatif de nouveaux participants, la scene nationale prouve la diversite de ses talents et prepare sereinement l'avenir de la saison.