Competitions · United Kingdom

Stevenage January 2023

Stevenage, Hertfordshire · 21 January 2023 · 9 events · 195 competitors · 345 personal bests

James Alonso won two of the nine events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Harry Owen by 0.02 seconds. 195 competitors produced 345 personal bests, 82 of which still stand today, and 41 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

James Alonso set the 2×2 single national record: 0.68.

Two wins

James Alonso — 3×3, 2×2

0.02s

closest final — Skewb, Harry Owen over Ariel Benchetrit

345

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	James Alonso	6.05	7.21
2×2	James Alonso	1.60	1.73
4×4	Cham J. Chambers	26.88	32.44
5×5	Ainesh Sevellaraja	50.82	56.98
3×3 blindfolded	Ben Stokes	23.34	—
3×3 one-handed	Nicholas Archer	9.46	10.11
Clock	Cham J. Chambers	3.45	3.89
Pyraminx	Daniel Partridge	1.85	2.31
Skewb	Harry Owen	3.95	4.48

The PB harvest

345 set · 82 still standing

James Alonso — 2×2 single 0.68: into the top 0.1% of the event's history.
Callum Hales-Jepp — 2×2 single 0.87: into the top 0.33% of the event's history.
Tao Yu (喻韬) — 2×2 single 1.00: into the top 0.55% of the event's history.
Adam Devere — 2×2 single 1.00: into the top 0.55% of the event's history.
Adam Swaine — 2×2 single 1.09: into the top 0.75% of the event's history.
Alexandru Boca — 2×2 single 1.21: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Nathan Morley — 2×2 single 1.34: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Ryan Eckersley — Pyraminx single 2.51: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

41 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

195 competitors · 1756 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

195 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.