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Guildford Open 2013

Guildford, Surrey · 24 August 2013 · 16 events · 47 competitors · 117 personal bests

Robert Yau won five of the 16 events (2×2, 4×4, 6×6) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Daniel Sheppard by 0.01 seconds. 47 competitors produced 117 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Sameer Mahmood set the 2×2 average world record: 1.96.

Five wins
Robert Yau — 2×2, 4×4, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed, Square-1
0.01s
closest final — Clock, Daniel Sheppard over James Molloy
117
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Alexander Lau7.138.25
2×2Robert Yau1.853.09
4×4Robert Yau36.5840.04
5×5Breandan Vallance59.231:05.73
6×6Robert Yau2:19.902:23.09
7×7Howard Wong Jun Yen (黄俊仁)3:31.323:52.28
3×3 blindfoldedOliver Frost39.15
3×3 Fewest MovesDaniel Sheppard26 moves
3×3 one-handedRobert Yau14.3416.26
ClockDaniel Sheppard7.228.57
MegaminxChris Wall52.4255.52
PyraminxLuke Hubbard3.864.23
Square-1Robert Yau13.9618.55
4×4 blindfoldedOliver Frost2:50.22
5×5 blindfoldedBilly Jeffs
3×3 Multi-BlindMatthew Sheerin10 of 16 cubes · 58:39

The PB harvest

117 set · 19 still standing
  • Alexander Lau — 2×2 single 1.23: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Thom Barlow — 3×3 single 7.59: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Zack Bright — 2×2 single 3.40: into the top 19.0% of the event's history.
  • Howard Wong Jun Yen (黄俊仁) — 7×7 single 3:31.32: into the top 20.3% of the event's history.
  • Jae Goode — 2×2 single 3.61: into the top 21.6% of the event's history.
  • Greg Austin — Pyraminx single 6.23: into the top 21.7% of the event's history.
  • Jock Holmes — Pyraminx single 6.25: into the top 21.8% of the event's history.
  • Jock Holmes — 2×2 single 4.59: into the top 34.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 6,160 people who made their debut in 2013. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

29 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

47 competitors · 533 results · 16 events.

Everyone who competed

47 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.