Competitions · United Kingdom
North Wales Summer 2023
Abergele, Clwyd · 12 August 2023 · 11 events · 55 competitors · 76 personal bests
Luke Burns won two of the eleven events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Luke Burns by 0.77 seconds. 55 competitors produced 76 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Luke Burns | 7.42 | 7.99 |
| 2×2 | Luke Burns | 1.33 | 1.86 |
| 4×4 | Sean Moran | 31.27 | 33.52 |
| 5×5 | Sean Moran | 53.15 | 58.77 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Jaye Sloan | 19.95 | 24.80 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Oliver Castledine | 11.96 | 14.75 |
| Clock | Caleb Wolf Dunn | 4.13 | 4.92 |
| Megaminx | Aidan Grainger | 31.56 | 36.83 |
| Pyraminx | Caleb Wolf Dunn | 1.74 | 2.43 |
| Skewb | Jaye Sloan | 3.69 | 4.11 |
| Square-1 | Billie Hammill | 6.97 | 11.74 |
The PB harvest
76 set · 16 still standing- Blue James — Pyraminx single 1.72: into the top 0.7% of the event's history.
- Katie Moughan — Pyraminx single 3.05: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
- Olaf Niechciał — 2×2 single 2.20: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
- Olaf Niechciał — 3×3 single 9.61: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
- George Tudor — 4×4 single 36.24: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
- Olaf Niechciał — 3×3 one-handed single 16.12: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
- Olaf Niechciał — Megaminx single 1:05.72: into the top 13.1% of the event's history.
- Harry Helmer — 2×2 single 3.26: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
13 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
55 competitors · 578 results · 11 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. Luke Burns won it with a 7.99 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B' R F B2 D' R U' L' F R2 U2 R2 L2 U2 R2 B2 D' L2 U B2 - 2
U' R B' R2 B2 L2 U2 R2 U F2 D B2 R2 U2 L D2 B U B2 F2 R' - 3
L2 F2 L2 R2 D' R2 D2 L2 F2 B D L' U' L R2 D2 F' L' F' - 4
R2 F2 D2 L2 U2 B U2 B' U' F2 U B' R U' L2 B' F U2 - 5
L B' F' D2 U2 B L2 D2 U' B' F' L D U R B2 L2 D'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
55 competitors- Aidan Grainger
- Alastair Murray
- Billie Hammill
- Blue James
- Caleb Wolf Dunn
- Charlie Barlow
- Chen Guo Rao
- Cohen Millership
- Daniel Chiu
- Daniel Houghton
- David Davies
- Deiniol Jenkins
- Faye Taylor
- Finley Norris
- Fred Lang
- Frederick Greenwood Gilmer
- George Tudor
- Harry Helmer
- Harry Lipson
- Jack Fishwick
- Jakub Moore
- James Elliott
- James Ireland
- Jaye Sloan
- Joel Keenan
- Jonas Gates
- Katie Moughan
- Kim Burns
- Kirsty Grainger
- Kyle Kayden Renatus
- Leon Lang
- Levin Houghton
- Luke Burns
- Mary Hennessy
- Max Mizzi
- Maxwell Davies
- Nathan Kelly
- Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿)
- Olaf Niechciał
- Oliver Castledine
- Osian Rhys Morris Williams
- Owain Hughes
- Piers James Norbury
- Rich Casey
- Ross Bain
- Ruben McEwan
- Sarah Walsh
- Saranveer Serou
- Sean Moran
- Stephen Davies
- Theo Greenwood
- Thomas Mosedale
- Tim Mosedale
- Tom Damsell-Walker
- William Jones
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.