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Competitions · United Kingdom

Nottingham Summer 2014

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · 14 June 2014 · 15 events · 49 competitors · 107 personal bests

Robert Yau won three of the 15 events (4×4, 7×7, Skewb) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Evan Liu by 0.09 seconds. 49 competitors produced 107 personal bests, 30 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Evan Liu set the 3×3 Fewest Moves average continental record: 31.33.

Three wins
Robert Yau — 4×4, 7×7, Skewb
0.09s
closest final — Clock, Evan Liu over Ryan Jones
107
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Cornelius Dieckmann6.777.85
2×2Ben Whitmore2.212.62
4×4Robert Yau31.1433.73
5×5Breandan Vallance1:01.471:02.69
6×6Breandan Vallance2:21.722:25.38
7×7Robert Yau3:18.863:27.08
3×3 blindfoldedCallum Hales-Jepp1:01.09
3×3 Fewest MovesDaniel Sheppard24 moves26.33
3×3 one-handedCornelius Dieckmann13.5815.17
ClockEvan Liu7.057.97
MegaminxChris Wall51.9654.36
PyraminxLuke Hubbard3.125.25
SkewbRobert Yau5.736.84
Square-1Simon Crawford10.7812.89
3×3 with feetDaniel Sheppard1:04.461:06.46

The PB harvest

107 set · 30 still standing
  • Chris Wall — Megaminx single 47.48: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Jones — 2×2 single 2.34: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
  • Ganyuan Jiang (江淦源) — 3×3 single 10.11: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
  • Liam Aumento — 3×3 single 10.75: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
  • Luke Hubbard — 3×3 single 12.64: into the top 16.2% of the event's history.
  • Tim Mercer — 3×3 single 12.75: into the top 16.6% of the event's history.
  • Chris Wall — Clock single 8.80: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.
  • Liam Aumento — Skewb single 5.84: into the top 24.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

9 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

49 competitors · 494 results · 15 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. Cornelius Dieckmann won it with a 7.85 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

49 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.