Competitions · United Kingdom

Hampshire Spring 2023

Eastleigh, Hampshire · 27 May 2023 · 10 events · 134 competitors · 147 personal bests

Ben Stokes won two of the ten events (2×2, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ben Stokes by 0.12 seconds. 134 competitors produced 147 personal bests, 60 of which still stand today, and 41 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Daniel Partridge set the Pyraminx average continental record: 1.57.

Two wins

Ben Stokes — 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded

0.12s

closest final — 2×2, Ben Stokes over James Alonso

147

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	James Alonso	5.43	6.54
2×2	Ben Stokes	1.62	2.11
4×4	Chris Mills	26.65	29.12
5×5	Daniel Partridge	55.29	57.28
3×3 blindfolded	Ben Stokes	19.16	20.36
3×3 one-handed	Joseph Briggs	11.05	11.84
Megaminx	Aidan Grainger	32.74	34.14
Pyraminx	Daniel Partridge	1.29	1.57
4×4 blindfolded	Ashwyn Wadhawan	4:34.03	8:08.69
5×5 blindfolded	Ashwyn Wadhawan	12:29.00	15:15.00

The PB harvest

147 set · 60 still standing

Harry Savage — 2×2 single 0.84: into the top 0.28% of the event's history.
Aidan Grainger — 2×2 single 0.94: into the top 0.45% of the event's history.
Billie Hammill — 2×2 single 0.96: into the top 0.48% of the event's history.
Xavier Morgan — 2×2 single 0.99: into the top 0.54% of the event's history.
Jake Brown — Pyraminx single 1.60: into the top 0.55% of the event's history.
Harry Savage — Pyraminx single 1.63: into the top 0.59% of the event's history.
Tymofii Sukachov (Тимофій Сукачов) — 2×2 single 1.07: into the top 0.7% of the event's history.
Thomas Patterson — 2×2 single 1.24: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

41 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

134 competitors · 1088 results · 10 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. James Alonso won it with a 6.54 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

134 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.