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Guildford Open 2016

Guildford, Surrey · 1 October 2016 · 13 events · 99 competitors · 176 personal bests

Robert Yau won three of the 13 events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Robert Yau by 0.04 seconds. 99 competitors produced 176 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Conor Cronin set the 7×7 single continental record: 4:18.92.

Three wins
Robert Yau — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.04s
closest final — 3×3, Robert Yau over Ciarán Beahan
176
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Robert Yau7.148.41
2×2Harry Savage1.922.21
4×4Ciarán Beahan28.7632.31
5×5Breandan Vallance58.161:00.77
6×6Ciarán Beahan1:49.471:55.99
7×7Ciarán Beahan2:51.162:55.20
3×3 blindfoldedOliver Frost31.2439.81
3×3 one-handedRobert Yau13.1013.90
ClockEvan Liu4.097.22
MegaminxRobert Yau55.0658.21
PyraminxHarry Savage2.073.31
SkewbHarry Savage3.414.45
Square-1Charlie Stark9.0710.84

The PB harvest

176 set · 21 still standing
  • Luke Plowman — 3×3 one-handed single 17.85: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
  • Luke Plowman — 2×2 single 3.37: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.
  • Jay Dhiru — Square-1 single 16.34: into the top 19.4% of the event's history.
  • Sanzar Haiwad — 2×2 single 3.44: into the top 19.4% of the event's history.
  • Jesse Tipton — Clock single 9.41: into the top 22.0% of the event's history.
  • Robert Clarke — 5×5 single 1:25.67: into the top 23.8% of the event's history.
  • Sanzar Haiwad — 3×3 single 15.38: into the top 25.7% of the event's history.
  • Jesse Tipton — 4×4 single 52.91: into the top 28.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

25 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

16 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

99 competitors · 808 results · 13 events.

Everyone who competed

99 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.