French WPC pre-qualification 2004

French WPC Pre-qualifying Test 2004

The French pre-qualification test was held on June 4, 2004. Its aim was to select a group of puzzlers for further training and eventually participation in the French team at the 2004 World Puzzle Championship. The instruction booklet was made available a few days before the competition.

Puzzles:

Part I (120 minutes)
Part II (30 minutes)
Part III (45 minutes)

Solutions I
Solutions II
Solutions III

Puzzle authors:

Denis Auroux (I.1, I.5, I.6, I.8, I.10, II.8, II.10, III.3, III.4, III.5, III.6, III.7)
Jean-Christophe Novelli (I.2, I.3, I.4, I.7, I.11, I.12, II.1, II.2, II.3, II.4, II.5, II.6, II.7, II.9, III.1)
Michel Criton (III.2)
Guy Novelli (I.9)

Results:

Top 8 contestants:

Name	I	II	III	Total	Rank
Cassaigne	120	30	75	225	1
Hue	90	60	75	225	1
Dehornoy	95	50	75	220	3
Moritz	115	50	55	220	3
Platel	110	20	60	190	5
Benso	115	20	10	145	6
Romon	100	30	15	145	6
Legrand	90	15	25	130	8

(The test was also taken unofficially by former team member François Martin, who scored 205).