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Manchester BLD Day 2023

Manchester, Greater Manchester · 11 November 2023 · 3 events · 19 competitors · 10 personal bests

Ryan Eckersley won two of the three events (4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3 blindfolded, won by Mengfei Shen (沈梦非) by 66.04 seconds. 19 competitors produced 10 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today.

The moment

A national record

Hari Anirudh set the 3×3 blindfolded single national record: 19.42.

Two wins
Ryan Eckersley — 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded
66.04s
closest final — 3×3 blindfolded, Mengfei Shen (沈梦非) over Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿)
10
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3 blindfoldedJaye Sloan19.04
4×4 blindfoldedRyan Eckersley1:46.252:00.57
5×5 blindfoldedRyan Eckersley3:43.583:53.27

The PB harvest

10 set · 3 still standing
  • Hari Anirudh — 3×3 blindfolded single 19.42: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Jaye Sloan — 5×5 blindfolded single 5:54.39: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
  • Oliver Castledine — 4×4 blindfolded single 5:00.59: into the top 21.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

No people competed for the first time at this competition. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

19 competitors · 85 results · 3 events.

Everyone who competed

19 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.