Competitions · United Kingdom
Manchester Favourites I 2025
Manchester, Greater Manchester · 27 September 2025 · 10 events · 46 competitors · 51 personal bests
Jensen Belen-Brown won two of the ten events (3×3, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Franklyn Bensley by 0.29 seconds. 46 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Sam Roberts took a 2×2 single of 14.11 down to 3.54, 75 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Jensen Belen-Brown | 7.41 | 8.33 |
| 2×2 | Tommy Kiely | 0.77 | 1.91 |
| 4×4 | Franklyn Bensley | 26.97 | 34.48 |
| 5×5 | Bella Campbell | 1:01.78 | 1:09.40 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Franklyn Bensley | 12.28 | 14.95 |
| Clock | Blue James | 3.29 | 4.21 |
| Megaminx | Rufus Prabhu-Desai | 35.41 | 43.22 |
| Pyraminx | Benjamin Espinosa | 2.47 | 3.42 |
| Skewb | Rufus Prabhu-Desai | 2.18 | 3.91 |
| Square-1 | Jensen Belen-Brown | 10.95 | 13.23 |
The PB harvest
51 set · 22 still standing- Tommy Kiely — 2×2 single 0.77: into the top 0.2% of the event's history.
- Fred Lang — Megaminx single 38.54: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
- Richard Mang — Pyraminx single 2.48: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
- Scott Hunter — 3×3 single 8.22: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
- Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿) — 5×5 single 1:01.27: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
- Hayron Ling — Pyraminx single 4.24: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
- Josh Condy — 4×4 single 37.87: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
- Owen Alexander Bashforth — 3×3 single 11.12: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
46 competitors · 244 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. Jensen Belen-Brown won it with a 8.33 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F D F L2 D' L2 B U F2 L2 F' L2 D2 F2 R2 D2 L B R' - 2
D B2 L2 B2 U2 R2 D' R2 F2 D2 F L D F' R2 B L' R' B' F - 3
D' B' F2 U L2 R2 D B2 D2 R2 U B U' R2 B2 L U' L F2 R - 4
U F2 L D2 L' U2 F2 L F2 L D' L B D B2 F R' D' B' - 5
F2 U' F2 R2 U' F2 R D B' U' L' B2 D' L D F2 R F'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
46 competitors- Aart Gehrels
- AJ Nicholls
- Amnay Agnagaye
- Amy Frohwein
- Andrew Teh
- Argan Agnagaye
- Basil Kee
- Bella Campbell
- Benjamin Espinosa
- Blue James
- Caty Langa
- Daniel Gale-Coyne
- Edgar Holmes
- Edwin Antony
- Franklyn Bensley
- Fred Lang
- Gus Robertson
- Hayron Ling
- Ioan-David Piciorlung
- Jane Frohwein
- Jensen Belen-Brown
- Jimi Naysmith
- Josh Condy
- Kasper Duras
- Leo Cheyne
- Maxwell Davies
- Nathan Gale-Coyne
- Nathaniel Wallace
- Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿)
- Owen Alexander Bashforth
- Pierre Smith
- Reuben Anthony Kellond Hallsworth
- Richard Mang
- Rufus Prabhu-Desai
- Sam Roberts
- Sandeep Sambhi
- Scott Hunter
- Seamus Murphy
- Shangen Ji
- Sofia McCormick
- Theo Holmes
- Tommy Kiely
- Tyler Gatenby
- Vi Dinh
- Yan Chit Cheng
- Yan Ying Cheng
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.