Competitions · United Kingdom

August Bank Holiday Manchester 2023

Manchester, Greater Manchester · 26 August 2023 · 7 events · 112 competitors · 113 personal bests

Eli Jay won three of the seven events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Luke Burns by 0.05 seconds. 112 competitors produced 113 personal bests, 41 of which still stand today, and 38 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Eli Jay set the 6×6 single national record: 1:25.64.

Three wins

Eli Jay — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7

0.05s

closest final — 2×2, Luke Burns over Jaye Sloan

113

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Harry Savage	5.47	7.58
2×2	Luke Burns	1.38	1.67
5×5	Eli Jay	46.94	53.28
6×6	Eli Jay	1:25.64	1:30.04
7×7	Eli Jay	2:23.02	2:29.62
3×3 blindfolded	Ezra Hirschi	20.98	25.80
3×3 Fewest Moves	Jaye Sloan	22 moves	23.00

The PB harvest

113 set · 41 still standing

Oliver Castledine — 2×2 single 1.10: into the top 0.77% of the event's history.
Harry Savage — 5×5 single 49.88: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Ben Stokes — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 24 moves: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Alex Kraushar — 3×3 single 8.95: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Rongson Li Chen — 3×3 single 9.43: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
Danny Wu — 3×3 single 9.51: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
Daniel Partridge — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 26 moves: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
Jack O'Callaghan — 3×3 single 10.46: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

38 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

112 competitors · 652 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. Harry Savage won it with a 7.58 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

1F L' U2 R U2 F2 L D2 B2 D2 B' L' U B D2 U2 L2 F' U'
2U2 R2 D2 L2 B' L2 U2 R2 D' R U2 F' L U' B' U R' F2
3D' F2 D' L2 R2 D' R2 B2 R2 F2 D F R' U R' B U B U B2
4F' D' L D L B' U F' R2 D2 R2 D2 R U2 F2 R U' L U
5F U' R D2 R2 B2 L2 F' U2 L2 R2 U' B2 R D L' B2 U

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

112 competitors

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.