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Manchester Cubing League - Second 2026

Manchester, Greater Manchester · 25 May 2026 · 8 events · 43 competitors · 31 personal bests

Ryan Eckersley won three of the eight events (Square-1, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Tommy Kiely by 0.29 seconds. 43 competitors produced 31 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ben Stokes set the 3×3 blindfolded single national record: 15.61.

Three wins
Ryan Eckersley — Square-1, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded
0.29s
closest final — 2×2, Tommy Kiely over Kalin Doherty
31
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Caleb Wolf Dunn5.415.86
2×2Tommy Kiely1.231.40
3×3 blindfoldedBen Stokes15.61
ClockCaleb Wolf Dunn2.473.22
SkewbThomas Vickers1.882.68
Square-1Ryan Eckersley8.589.12
4×4 blindfoldedRyan Eckersley1:10.811:25.62
5×5 blindfoldedRyan Eckersley2:54.753:25.95

The PB harvest

31 set · 23 still standing
  • Ben Stokes — 3×3 blindfolded single 15.61: into the top 0.3% of the event's history.
  • Ben Timmons — Clock single 2.99: into the top 0.73% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Vickers — Skewb single 1.88: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Jimi Naysmith — 3×3 single 7.36: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Blue James — 3×3 single 7.43: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Ben Timmons — Square-1 single 7.70: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Callum Inglis — 2×2 single 1.76: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Ben Timmons — 3×3 blindfolded single 27.09: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

43 competitors · 266 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

43 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.