Competitions · United Kingdom

Bolton Summer 2024

Bolton, Greater Manchester · 29 June 2024 · 10 events · 107 competitors · 128 personal bests

Daniel Partridge won three of the ten events (5×5, Pyraminx, Skewb) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Daniel Partridge by 0.03 seconds. 107 competitors produced 128 personal bests, 48 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Aidan Grainger set the Megaminx single national record: 26.67.

Three wins

Daniel Partridge — 5×5, Pyraminx, Skewb

0.03s

closest final — Skewb, Daniel Partridge over Harry Owen

128

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Luke Burns	6.04	6.93
2×2	Dan Turner	1.33	1.65
4×4	Sean Moran	29.47	30.63
5×5	Daniel Partridge	52.53	53.64
3×3 blindfolded	Jaye Sloan	20.58	—
3×3 one-handed	Nicholas Archer	8.32	9.73
Megaminx	Aidan Grainger	26.67	30.19
Pyraminx	Daniel Partridge	1.36	2.09
Skewb	Daniel Partridge	2.57	3.28
4×4 blindfolded	Ryan Eckersley	1:27.54	—

The PB harvest

128 set · 48 still standing

Oliver Castledine — 4×4 single 26.83: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Oliver Castledine — Pyraminx single 2.69: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
Kris Lim — 3×3 one-handed single 12.36: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Ollie Turner — Skewb single 2.83: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Kai Cui — 2×2 single 1.93: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
Jack Ledger — 2×2 single 2.19: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
Jordan Mostert — 2×2 single 2.47: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
Jordan Mostert — Pyraminx single 4.58: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

107 competitors · 919 results · 10 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. Luke Burns won it with a 6.93 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

107 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.