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Bristol Open 2009

Bristol, City of Bristol · 21 November 2009 · 17 events · 27 competitors · 65 personal bests

Bence Barát won six of the 17 events (2×2, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Bence Barát by 0.01 seconds. 27 competitors produced 65 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Olivér Perge set the Clock single world record: 6.93.

Six wins
Bence Barát — 2×2, 6×6, 7×7, Megaminx, Square-1, Master Magic
0.01s
closest final — 2×2, Bence Barát over Justin Jaffray
65
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Robert Yau10.5011.89
2×2Bence Barát3.284.12
4×4Robert Yau40.7244.21
5×5Robert Yau1:26.771:31.18
6×6Bence Barát2:55.222:57.80
7×7Bence Barát4:02.654:20.43
3×3 blindfoldedFrançois Courtès3:00.81
3×3 Fewest MovesFrançois Courtès40 moves
3×3 one-handedBreandan Vallance22.6125.57
ClockOlivér Perge8.5011.65
MegaminxBence Barát1:11.251:19.94
PyraminxCharlie Cooper7.558.44
Square-1Bence Barát15.5220.79
4×4 blindfoldedJude Wright
3×3 Multi-BlindDaniel Sheppard2 of 2 cubes · 16:46
MagicOlivér Perge0.880.94
Master MagicBence Barát2.562.94

The PB harvest

65 set · 10 still standing
  • Charlie Cooper — 3×3 single 10.61: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
  • Thom Barlow — Master Magic single 2.78: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.
  • Breandan Vallance — Magic single 1.25: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
  • Justin Jaffray — Clock single 8.28: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.
  • Arnaud van Galen — Clock single 9.28: into the top 21.4% of the event's history.
  • Jude Wright — Magic single 1.77: into the top 52.1% of the event's history.
  • Jamie Bennett — 3×3 single 31.22: into the top 64.6% of the event's history.
  • Michael Erskine — 2×2 single 7.81: into the top 66.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Two people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,600 people who made their debut in 2009. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

13 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

27 competitors · 374 results · 17 events.

Everyone who competed

27 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.