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{{Infobox
|NAME=Gilles Roux
|IMAGE=Gilles Roux.jpg
|IMAGEYEAR=2007
|ALIASES=grrroux
|COUNTRY=France
|BIRTHDATE=January 20, 1971
|AGE=40
|JOBS=
|YEARSACTIVE=2002-present
|ID=2004ROUX01
|FAMOUSFOR=[[Roux method]]
}}

'''Gilles Roux''' (French pronunciation: [ʒil ʁu]) is a French cuber who is primarily well-known for inventing an efficient [[3x3]] method (the [[Roux method]]) and becoming very fast with it.

== WCA Board Member ==

Gilles was a member of the WCA board from October 2004 until November 1 2008, when he retired due to lack of time. During his tenure he was responsible for organizing several WCA competitions, and also acted as WCA delegate several times. He will still be available as a technical adviser for the WCA if needed.

== Inventor of Roux method ==

Gilles invented his own method for solving the [[3x3x3]] cube, and found that despite using a small number of memorized algorithms it was quite efficient and fast. There is a [http://grrroux.free.fr/method/Intro.html tutorial] for this method on Gilles's personal website. It is interesting to note that Gilles prefers not to call this method 'Roux', but just refers to it as the method he uses.

== Official Results ==

In competition, Gilles has achieved a single solve of 10.06 seconds and an average of 5 of 14.48 seconds, and a [[Fewest Moves]] result of 31 moves, all with his own method.

Gilles won the Fewest Moves event (with a result of 31 moves) at the European Rubik's Cube Competition 2006, making him the 2006 European champion for fewest moves.

== Achievements ==

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{{S-ach| ach=Continental Titles}}

{{S-title-bef| before=[[Zbigniew Zborowski]] | year=2004 }}
{{S-title| title=3x3 Fewest Moves European Champion | year=2006 }}
{{S-title-aft| after=[[Gunnar Krig]] | year=2008 }}

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== External Links ==
* [http://grrroux.free.fr/ Gilles's website]
* [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?29123-The-reconstruction-thread&p=640362&viewfull=1#post640362 Reconstruction for Gilles's unofficial 11.97 single]
* [https://www.speedsolving.com/threads/roux-method-creation-interview-with-gilles-roux.77094/ Roux Method Creation (Interview with Gilles Roux)] ([http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?35961-Roux-Method-Creation-(Interview-with-Gilles-Roux)&p=724671#post724671 Original discussion on Speedsolving])
* [http://worldcubeassociation.org/node/452 Gilles Roux retires as member of WCA Board]

[[Category:WCA Board members|Roux, Gilles]]
[[Category:Method inventors|Roux, Gilles]]
[[Category:Roux users|Roux, Gilles]]
[[Category:Speedcubers|Roux, Gilles]]
[[Category:Organizers|Roux, Gilles]]