Competitions · United Kingdom

Edinburgh Winter 2025

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh · 11 January 2025 · 8 events · 118 competitors · 171 personal bests

Johnny Morello Kerlaff won two of the eight events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Nicky Sim by 0.30 seconds. 118 competitors produced 171 personal bests, 55 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Yasser Bennadji set the Megaminx single national record: 1:14.70.

Two wins

Johnny Morello Kerlaff — 3×3, 2×2

0.30s

closest final — Clock, Nicky Sim over Sam Jones

171

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Johnny Morello Kerlaff	6.30	6.73
2×2	Johnny Morello Kerlaff	1.53	1.77
4×4	Max Kwok U Sam (郭愉琛)	27.50	30.70
3×3 blindfolded	Charlie Harrison	17.57	—
Clock	Nicky Sim	4.25	4.74
Megaminx	Stephen Waller	48.93	53.92
Pyraminx	Max Kwok U Sam (郭愉琛)	3.19	3.83
Square-1	Ryan Eckersley	9.06	9.72

The PB harvest

171 set · 55 still standing

Billy McFadyen — 3×3 single 7.90: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Sam Jones — Pyraminx single 2.76: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
Shiraz Malik — 2×2 single 1.73: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Charlie Harrison — Pyraminx single 2.92: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Liam Stuart Ferreira — 3×3 single 8.66: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Billy McFadyen — 2×2 single 1.93: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
Samuel McNeil — 2×2 single 1.97: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Alex McKinnon — Pyraminx single 3.56: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

118 competitors · 967 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

118 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.