Competitions · United Kingdom

Glasgow Spring 2023

Glasgow, City of Glasgow · 26 May 2023 · 15 events · 146 competitors · 271 personal bests

Sean Moran won six of the 15 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Nicky Sim by 0.15 seconds. 146 competitors produced 271 personal bests, 71 of which still stand today, and 38 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Max Kwok U Sam (郭愉琛) set the 5×5 single national record: 1:01.87.

Six wins

Sean Moran — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx

0.15s

closest final — 2×2, Nicky Sim over Jaye Sloan

271

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Sean Moran	8.00	9.00
2×2	Nicky Sim	1.46	1.87
4×4	Sean Moran	30.61	34.50
5×5	Sean Moran	57.42	1:03.41
3×3 blindfolded	Jaye Sloan	21.57	33.55
3×3 Fewest Moves	Sean Moran	32 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Sean Moran	11.69	14.47
Clock	Kris Lim	4.97	5.80
Megaminx	Sean Moran	30.99	36.57
Pyraminx	Kris Lim	3.39	3.89
Skewb	Archie Fedulov	3.35	5.17
Square-1	Ryan Eckersley	8.58	12.06
4×4 blindfolded	Ryan Eckersley	1:45.85	—
5×5 blindfolded	Ryan Eckersley	3:20.19	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Jaye Sloan	20 of 29 cubes · 56:02	—

The PB harvest

271 set · 71 still standing

James Airey — 3×3 single 6.83: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Sean Moran — Skewb single 2.01: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Kris Lim — Skewb single 2.86: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
Stephen Waller — Skewb single 2.93: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Stephen Waller — Square-1 single 9.29: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
Nicky Sim — Skewb single 3.10: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
Ben Ferguson — 2×2 single 2.12: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
Mathis Engelbrecht — Pyraminx single 3.67: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

38 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

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

146 competitors · 1286 results · 15 events.

Everyone who competed

146 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.