Competitions · United Kingdom

Hastings Open 2018

Hastings, East Sussex · 2 June 2018 · 12 events · 93 competitors · 141 personal bests

Robert Yau won three of the twelve events (4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Amaan Omar by 0.32 seconds. 93 competitors produced 141 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 29 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Anqi Yu set the Square-1 single national record: 19.99.

Three wins

Robert Yau — 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed

0.32s

closest final — 2×2, Amaan Omar over Billie Hammill

141

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Harry Savage	7.18	8.52
2×2	Amaan Omar	2.31	2.65
4×4	Robert Yau	32.76	34.77
5×5	Robert Yau	51.88	58.53
3×3 blindfolded	Ben Ridley	51.99	—
3×3 one-handed	Robert Yau	13.11	15.02
Clock	Sam Spendla	6.00	7.38
Megaminx	Eli Jay	48.38	51.19
Pyraminx	Harry Savage	2.58	2.93
Square-1	Charlie Stark	7.16	8.85
5×5 blindfolded	Ben Ridley	8:47.49	—
3×3 with feet	Ben Ridley	29.14	34.70

The PB harvest

141 set · 21 still standing

Jack Smith — 3×3 single 8.36: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Daniel Sheppard — 3×3 with feet single 39.25: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
Roderic Blazy — 3×3 single 9.45: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
Jack Smith — Pyraminx single 4.28: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
Thomas Connor — Pyraminx single 4.40: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
Yufei Shi (史宇斐) — 3×3 single 11.20: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
Ben Ridley — 5×5 blindfolded single 8:47.49: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
Wang Tong (王彤) — 3×3 one-handed single 18.95: into the top 17.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

29 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

93 competitors · 731 results · 12 events.

Everyone who competed

93 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.