Competitions · United Kingdom

Farewell Strathclyde University 2026

Glasgow, City of Glasgow · 27 June 2026 · 17 events · 81 competitors · 169 personal bests

Daniel Rush won five of the 17 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Seth Malachy Wilson Paterson by 0.29 seconds. 81 competitors produced 169 personal bests, 137 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Daniel Rush set the 6×6 single continental record: 1:05.86.

Five wins

Daniel Rush — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7

0.29s

closest final — Clock, Seth Malachy Wilson Paterson over Ivo Stoutjesdijk

169

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Daniel Rush	5.72	6.72
2×2	Jacob Sherwen Brown	1.39	1.46
4×4	Daniel Rush	22.71	25.16
5×5	Daniel Rush	42.43	44.24
6×6	Daniel Rush	1:10.25	1:15.03
7×7	Daniel Rush	1:51.61	1:54.30
3×3 blindfolded	Ivo Stoutjesdijk	22.36	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Bella Campbell	18 moves	26.00
3×3 one-handed	Luan Philippe Da Silva	11.36	12.98
Clock	Seth Malachy Wilson Paterson	3.19	4.42
Megaminx	Jimi Naysmith	37.62	40.33
Pyraminx	Taj Bressert	3.27	3.69
Skewb	Mattheo de Wit	1.87	2.73
Square-1	Ryan Eckersley	8.58	9.51
4×4 blindfolded	Ryan Eckersley	1:31.88	—
5×5 blindfolded	Ryan Eckersley	2:35.72	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Alistair Miller	20 of 24 cubes · 1:00:00	—

The PB harvest

169 set · 137 still standing

Bella Campbell — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 18 moves: into the top 0.17% of the event's history.
Seth Malachy Wilson Paterson — Clock single 3.19: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
Marcel Borkowski — 3×3 single 7.55: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Sam Jones — 3×3 single 7.78: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Oliver Aonghas Robinson — Skewb single 2.77: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Ivo Stoutjesdijk — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 24 moves: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Marcel Borkowski — Skewb single 2.84: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Alexander Tweedie — 2×2 single 1.94: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

81 competitors · 1478 results · 17 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. Daniel Rush won it with a 6.72 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

81 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.