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Manchester Summer - British Blind Off 2022

Altrincham, Greater Manchester · 6 August 2022 · 5 events · 23 competitors · 17 personal bests

Ezra Hirschi won three of the five events (4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the 3×3 blindfolded, won by Mengfei Shen (沈梦非) by 11.37 seconds. 23 competitors produced 17 personal bests, 1 of which still stand today.

The moment

A continental record

Ezra Hirschi set the 5×5 blindfolded average continental record: 4:44.96.

Three wins
Ezra Hirschi — 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
11.37s
closest final — 3×3 blindfolded, Mengfei Shen (沈梦非) over Steven Kearns
17
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3 blindfoldedChristopher Morris26.85
3×3 Fewest MovesFabio Schwandt26 moves27.33
4×4 blindfoldedEzra Hirschi2:01.512:05.04
5×5 blindfoldedEzra Hirschi4:20.844:44.96
3×3 Multi-BlindEzra Hirschi39 of 41 cubes · 56:53

The PB harvest

17 set · 1 still standing

First-timers

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

Records watch

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

23 competitors · 119 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

23 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.