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North London Open 2016

Muswell Hill, Greater London · 30 April 2016 · 13 events · 68 competitors · 163 personal bests

Robert Yau won four of the 13 events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Chris Mills by 0.09 seconds. 68 competitors produced 163 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ainesh Sevellaraja set the 3×3 blindfolded single national record: 30.66.

Four wins
Robert Yau — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.09s
closest final — Pyraminx, Chris Mills over Thomas Patterson
163
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Robert Yau8.009.48
2×2Ainesh Sevellaraja1.692.88
4×4Robert Yau30.2234.94
5×5Evan Liu1:02.741:07.89
3×3 blindfoldedAinesh Sevellaraja30.66—
3×3 one-handedRobert Yau15.2816.91
ClockEvan Liu5.196.46
MegaminxRobert Yau58.571:04.61
PyraminxChris Mills3.155.06
SkewbEli Jay2.913.98
Square-1Charlie Stark10.1113.00
3×3 Multi-BlindAinesh Sevellaraja18 of 21 cubes · 55:22—
3×3 with feetDaniel Sheppard54.041:03.51

The PB harvest

163 set · 19 still standing
  • Eli Jay — Skewb single 1.85: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
  • Ainesh Sevellaraja — Clock single 5.57: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Sheerin — 3×3 blindfolded single 41.59: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
  • Joe Barsby — 2×2 single 2.91: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
  • Jonathan Collins — 2×2 single 2.92: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Sheerin — Square-1 single 14.26: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
  • Joe Barsby — 4×4 single 42.15: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
  • Michael Ly — 3×3 one-handed single 18.84: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

68 competitors · 658 results · 13 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. Robert Yau won it with a 9.48 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

68 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.