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Manchester June 2024

Manchester, Greater Manchester · 23 June 2024 · 5 events · 86 competitors · 68 personal bests

Ciarán Beahan won four of the five events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Daniel Partridge by 0.23 seconds. 86 competitors produced 68 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Daniel Rush set the 6×6 average continental record: 1:26.91.

Four wins
Ciarán Beahan — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.23s
closest final — 3×3, Daniel Partridge over Daniel Rush
68
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Daniel Partridge6.247.45
4×4Ciarán Beahan21.6826.65
5×5Ciarán Beahan41.1442.73
6×6Ciarán Beahan1:16.101:18.62
7×7Ciarán Beahan1:57.882:01.56

The PB harvest

68 set · 17 still standing
  • Oliver Benington — 3×3 single 10.16: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
  • Aimee Bailey — 3×3 single 11.03: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
  • Tam Ming Ki — 3×3 single 11.35: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
  • Isaac Tierney — 3×3 single 11.36: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Southern — 3×3 single 13.43: into the top 19.0% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Southern — 4×4 single 47.36: into the top 21.3% of the event's history.
  • Chris Wright — 5×5 single 1:31.68: into the top 28.7% of the event's history.
  • Grae Ceney — 3×3 single 16.44: into the top 29.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

25 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

86 competitors · 353 results · 5 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. Daniel Partridge won it with a 7.45 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1F2 R2 F' L' D' F' D' R' D F2 B2 D R2 U2 L2 B' U' L'
  2. 2F2 R' F' D' B U' B' U' R' F2 L U2 R2 F2 B2 L F2 R2 D2 B
  3. 3U2 L D U' B2 D2 F2 R2 D F R B L F' R D2 B D'
  4. 4D' F R F B U' F R D B2 D2 R2 D' R2 D R' F2 U'
  5. 5R2 F2 D2 L2 B2 F R2 B D' F U2 L' D2 U L' F2 D' L R2

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

86 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.