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Competitions · United Kingdom

British Summer Open 2019

Alton, Staffordshire · 29 June 2019 · 18 events · 166 competitors · 300 personal bests

Eli Jay won four of the 18 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Eli Jay by 0.03 seconds. 166 competitors produced 300 personal bests, 89 of which still stand today, and 52 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Anqi Yu set the 3×3 with feet single national record: 2:49.74.

Four wins
Eli Jay — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.03s
closest final — 4×4, Eli Jay over Karam Al-Robaie
300
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Fabio Schwandt7.418.34
2×2George Scholey1.581.99
4×4Eli Jay28.9335.83
5×5Eli Jay56.9559.97
6×6Eli Jay1:40.771:47.56
7×7Eli Jay2:41.122:43.48
3×3 blindfoldedChristopher Morris22.69—
3×3 Fewest MovesBen Whitmore24 moves—
3×3 one-handedPhilipp Weyer11.8112.85
ClockCham J. Chambers6.187.17
MegaminxSean Moran42.9845.67
PyraminxJason Harley3.053.67
SkewbGeorge Scholey1.782.99
Square-1Marcus Siu7.199.76
4×4 blindfoldedWilliam Wright2:40.66—
5×5 blindfoldedWilliam Wright6:15.29—
3×3 Multi-BlindBertie Longden24 of 29 cubes · 55:30—
3×3 with feetCallum Hales-Jepp38.1543.12

The PB harvest

300 set · 89 still standing
  • Jaidon Adams — 2×2 single 1.28: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Tidsey — Skewb single 1.97: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
  • Sam Spendla — 3×3 single 7.78: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Eldrin Patrick Dimabuyu — 3×3 single 10.04: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
  • Michael George — Pyraminx single 4.22: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
  • Stefan Nedelcu — Skewb single 4.24: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
  • Joseph Mumford — 3×3 single 11.69: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
  • Isaac Searle — Pyraminx single 5.06: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

52 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

166 competitors · 1333 results · 18 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. Fabio Schwandt won it with a 8.34 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

166 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.