Competitions · United Kingdom

Manchester Open 2018

Salford, Greater Manchester · 17 February 2018 · 12 events · 150 competitors · 236 personal bests

George Scholey won two of the twelve events (2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by George Scholey by 0.03 seconds. 150 competitors produced 236 personal bests, 70 of which still stand today, and 58 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Charlie Stark set the Square-1 average continental record: 8.23.

Two wins

George Scholey — 2×2, Skewb

0.03s

closest final — Skewb, George Scholey over Daniel Vædele Egdal

236

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ciarán Beahan	5.83	7.04
2×2	George Scholey	1.33	2.00
4×4	Sebastian Weyer	22.89	23.94
5×5	Sebastian Weyer	49.83	51.57
3×3 blindfolded	Christopher Morris	26.85	—
3×3 one-handed	Philipp Weyer	12.53	13.22
Clock	Sam Spendla	5.33	6.94
Megaminx	Martin Vædele Egdal	44.06	49.93
Pyraminx	Martin Vædele Egdal	2.73	3.33
Skewb	George Scholey	2.98	3.37
Square-1	Charlie Stark	6.54	8.23
5×5 blindfolded	Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿)	15:54.00	—

The PB harvest

236 set · 70 still standing

Robert Yau — 2×2 single 1.29: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Max Day — 3×3 single 8.54: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
Sergio Yagüe Carpio — 3×3 single 10.10: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
Zak Spencer — Pyraminx single 4.71: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.
Albie Gray — 2×2 single 3.13: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.
Anonymous — Skewb single 4.79: into the top 16.6% of the event's history.
Zak Spencer — 2×2 single 3.21: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.
Oscar Jones — Square-1 single 16.02: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

58 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

10 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

150 competitors · 1078 results · 12 events.

Everyone who competed

150 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.