Competitions · United Kingdom
Leicester Open 2013
Leicester, Leicestershire · 23 February 2013 · 17 events · 45 competitors · 127 personal bests
Robert Yau won three of the 17 events (4×4, 7×7, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ben Whitmore by 0.40 seconds. 45 competitors produced 127 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
A world record
Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿) set the 5×5 blindfolded average world record: 17:18.00.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Alexander Lau | 6.85 | 8.57 |
| 2×2 | Ben Whitmore | 1.86 | 3.27 |
| 4×4 | Robert Yau | 35.46 | 40.25 |
| 5×5 | Breandan Vallance | 1:03.06 | 1:12.07 |
| 6×6 | Breandan Vallance | 2:32.36 | 2:37.35 |
| 7×7 | Robert Yau | 4:07.43 | 4:20.87 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Oliver Frost | 48.22 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Daniel Sheppard | 28 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Morten Arborg | 14.81 | 15.08 |
| Clock | Daniel Sheppard | 6.33 | 8.70 |
| Megaminx | Robert Yau | 55.91 | 59.87 |
| Pyraminx | Luke Hubbard | 4.84 | 5.79 |
| Square-1 | Simon Crawford | 11.63 | 17.10 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿) | 7:15.56 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿) | 15:34.00 | 17:18.00 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿) | 7 of 8 cubes · 43:29 | — |
| 3×3 with feet | Daniel Sheppard | 1:14.56 | 1:18.85 |
The PB harvest
127 set · 14 still standing- Luke Hubbard — Clock single 9.09: into the top 20.4% of the event's history.
- Tim Mulholland — 3×3 single 15.27: into the top 25.3% of the event's history.
- Ben Towers — 2×2 single 4.31: into the top 30.5% of the event's history.
- Ashley Dawson — 2×2 single 5.56: into the top 46.0% of the event's history.
- Adam Drapeza Raimondo — 2×2 single 6.02: into the top 51.1% of the event's history.
- Richárd Róna — 4×4 single 1:17.68: into the top 54.0% of the event's history.
- Christopher Bode — 5×5 single 2:27.15: into the top 64.5% of the event's history.
- Richárd Róna — 5×5 single 2:32.69: into the top 67.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five 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
19 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
45 competitors · 500 results · 17 events.
Everyone who competed
45 competitors- Adam Drapeza Raimondo
- Adam Greenwood
- Alex Gill
- Alex Rouse
- Alexander Lau
- Ashley Dawson
- Ben Towers
- Ben Whitmore
- Billy Jeffs
- Breandan Vallance
- Callum Hales-Jepp
- Chris Wall
- Christopher Bode
- Ciarán Beahan
- Daniel Sheppard
- Dominic Lusk
- Fred Whibley
- Greg Austin
- Henry Hudnott
- James Molloy
- Joey Gouly
- Kevin De Silva
- Kumbirai Tanekha
- Kyle Jones
- Laurence Livsey
- Luke Hubbard
- Luna Elvira Mikalsen Kokvik
- Michael Erskine
- Morten Arborg
- Mukunth Suresh
- Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿)
- Oliver Frost
- Rajiv Daxini
- Richárd Róna
- Robert Yau
- Ryan Jones
- Sam Warner
- Samuel Hula
- Simon Crawford
- Tharun Suresh
- Thom Barlow
- Thomas Duncan
- Tim Mercer
- Tim Mulholland
- Zoe Orphanides
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.