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Cuthberts Open 2015

Hatfield, Hertfordshire · 26 September 2015 · 14 events · 53 competitors · 90 personal bests

Robert Yau won seven of the 14 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Robert Yau by 0.26 seconds. 53 competitors produced 90 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Charlie Stark took a 3×3 with feet single of 3:17.09 down to 1:37.00, 51 percent better in one day.

Seven wins
Robert Yau — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Square-1
0.26s
closest final — Square-1, Robert Yau over Daniel Sheppard
90
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Alexander Lau6.818.17
2×2Bennet Wichmann1.922.23
4×4Robert Yau30.7034.03
5×5Robert Yau58.251:03.03
6×6Robert Yau2:05.542:12.09
7×7Robert Yau3:19.353:23.82
3×3 blindfoldedJialin Zhou1:00.12
3×3 one-handedRobert Yau11.9416.18
ClockJames Molloy7.738.62
MegaminxRobert Yau56.4058.90
PyraminxHarry Savage2.493.91
Square-1Robert Yau16.4821.34
4×4 blindfoldedOliver Frost2:30.69
3×3 with feetCallum Hales-Jepp40.0349.32

The PB harvest

90 set · 20 still standing

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

53 competitors · 469 results · 14 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. Alexander Lau won it with a 8.17 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

53 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.