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Competitions · United Kingdom

Guildford Summer Open 2011

Guildford, Surrey · 30 July 2011 · 19 events · 37 competitors · 61 personal bests

Robert Yau won six of the 19 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Thom Barlow by 0.19 seconds. 37 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Daniel Sheppard set the 4×4 blindfolded single world record: 3:26.11.

Six wins
Robert Yau — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Megaminx, Pyraminx
0.19s
closest final — 2×2, Thom Barlow over Edouard Chambon
61
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Breandan Vallance8.8410.11
2×2Thom Barlow2.833.45
4×4Robert Yau39.1344.70
5×5Robert Yau1:14.711:24.84
6×6Robert Yau2:41.723:12.13
7×7Robert Yau4:49.715:20.50
3×3 blindfoldedJoey Gouly1:38.71
3×3 Fewest MovesDaniel Sheppard32 moves
3×3 one-handedMorten Arborg15.9018.41
ClockSam Zhixiao Wang (王志骁)5.887.33
MegaminxRobert Yau1:09.801:13.11
PyraminxRobert Yau5.966.43
Square-1Simon Crawford11.3413.90
4×4 blindfoldedDaniel Sheppard3:26.11
5×5 blindfoldedDaniel Sheppard
3×3 Multi-BlindMatthew Sheerin7 of 7 cubes · 42:59
3×3 with feetDaniel Sheppard1:28.021:30.04
MagicAndrew Coghill1.001.05
Master MagicDaniel Mucklow2.212.59

The PB harvest

61 set · 16 still standing

First-timers

Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,302 people who made their debut in 2011. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

11 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

37 competitors · 396 results · 19 events.

Everyone who competed

37 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.