Competitions · United Kingdom

Edinburgh Summer 2023

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh · 15 July 2023 · 8 events · 148 competitors · 206 personal bests

Nicholas Archer won two of the eight events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Sam Shaw by 0.01 seconds. 148 competitors produced 206 personal bests, 68 of which still stand today, and 39 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

George Howarth took a Pyraminx single of 8.50 down to 2.66, 69 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Nicholas Archer — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed

0.01s

closest final — Clock, Sam Shaw over Conan Mo

206

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Nicholas Archer	6.42	7.34
2×2	Luke Burns	1.24	1.45
4×4	Adam Black	31.60	33.54
3×3 one-handed	Nicholas Archer	8.96	10.69
Clock	Sam Shaw	4.72	5.42
Megaminx	Daniel Partridge	40.93	45.32
Pyraminx	Daniel Partridge	1.37	1.78
Square-1	Luke Burns	8.60	10.16

The PB harvest

206 set · 68 still standing

Stephen Waller — Pyraminx single 2.55: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
George Howarth — Pyraminx single 2.66: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Tian Ying Xi — Pyraminx single 2.68: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
Jessica Singleton — Pyraminx single 2.73: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
Jinhui Gong (龚晋辉) — 3×3 one-handed single 12.13: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Stephen Waller — 3×3 one-handed single 12.23: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Ruben McEwan — 3×3 single 8.30: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Aiden Machet — 3×3 single 8.81: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

39 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

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

The field

148 competitors · 1263 results · 8 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. Nicholas Archer won it with a 7.34 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

148 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.