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Exeter Open 2016

Exeter, Devon · 2 April 2016 · 16 events · 50 competitors · 91 personal bests

Robert Yau won four of the 16 events (3×3, 4×4, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Robert Yau by 0.35 seconds. 50 competitors produced 91 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Conor Cronin set the Pyraminx single continental record: 4.10.

Four wins
Robert Yau — 3×3, 4×4, 6×6, Megaminx
0.35s
closest final — 3×3, Robert Yau over Breandan Vallance
91
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Robert Yau7.609.76
2×2Fabio Schwandt2.593.09
4×4Robert Yau31.2238.80
5×5Breandan Vallance55.101:01.46
6×6Robert Yau1:53.572:10.58
7×7Evan Liu3:20.333:27.34
3×3 blindfoldedOliver Frost42.6246.08
3×3 Fewest MovesDaniel Sheppard22 moves
3×3 one-handedEvan Liu14.6516.90
ClockEvan Liu5.386.72
MegaminxRobert Yau58.771:02.85
PyraminxHarry Savage2.833.87
SkewbHarry Savage2.734.32
Square-1Charlie Stark12.0712.57
4×4 blindfoldedOliver Frost2:58.64
5×5 blindfoldedOliver Frost5:31.90

The PB harvest

91 set · 13 still standing
  • Daniel Sheppard — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 22 moves: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Robert Yau — Square-1 single 8.43: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Jesse Tipton — Skewb single 2.83: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
  • Oliver Frost — 5×5 blindfolded single 5:31.90: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
  • Conor Cronin — Pyraminx single 4.10: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Sheppard — Square-1 single 11.71: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Wright — 2×2 single 2.62: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
  • Conor Cronin — 4×4 single 42.20: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

11 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

50 competitors · 492 results · 16 events.

Everyone who competed

50 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.