Competitions · United Kingdom
The Glorious North 2015
Hale, Greater Manchester · 1 August 2015 · 17 events · 49 competitors · 113 personal bests
Robert Yau won six of the 17 events (2×2, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Robert Yau by 0.41 seconds. 49 competitors produced 113 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
A continental record
Conor Cronin set the 3×3 Multi-Blind single continental record: 4 of 5 cubes · 26:33.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Sameer Mahmood | 8.18 | 8.88 |
| 2×2 | Robert Yau | 1.96 | 2.61 |
| 4×4 | Sameer Mahmood | 35.56 | 37.05 |
| 5×5 | Robert Yau | 1:05.12 | 1:08.00 |
| 6×6 | Robert Yau | 2:07.13 | 2:12.63 |
| 7×7 | Sameer Mahmood | 3:18.83 | 3:21.14 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Zak Walters | 1:01.14 | 1:36.28 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Robert Yau | 13.83 | 15.47 |
| Clock | Conor Cronin | 7.23 | 8.29 |
| Megaminx | Chris Wall | 50.18 | 57.24 |
| Pyraminx | Robert Yau | 4.13 | 5.05 |
| Skewb | Robert Yau | 5.27 | 5.79 |
| Square-1 | Simon Crawford | 11.00 | 13.21 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿) | 6:10.67 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿) | 15:35.00 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Lorenzo Vigani Poli | 15 of 15 cubes · 56:06 | — |
| 3×3 with feet | Jialin Zhou | 1:00.24 | 1:02.91 |
The PB harvest
113 set · 18 still standing- Jialin Zhou — 3×3 single 6.92: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
- Simon Crawford — 3×3 single 7.65: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
- Jialin Zhou — Pyraminx single 3.38: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
- Lorenzo Vigani Poli — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 15 of 15 cubes · 56:06: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
- Conn Talbot — 3×3 single 11.67: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
- Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿) — 3×3 single 11.67: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
- Matthew Hornby — 3×3 single 11.84: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
- Zak Walters — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:01.14: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
10 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
49 competitors · 569 results · 17 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. Sameer Mahmood won it with a 8.88 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F U2 D' F2 D' F' R D' F B2 D2 R2 U R2 B2 L2 D' R2 U' - 2
L2 U' L D R2 B' R' U R2 F' L2 F2 U2 L B2 R B2 D2 L' - 3
U R' U B D' R' D2 L B' D' L U2 D2 B2 L2 D' L2 D' B2 - 4
L2 D2 B2 R' F2 L' F2 R2 F2 D2 R2 U' R' B' L' B F' L2 B' U' - 5
D U' B2 F2 R2 D B2 F2 D' L' D2 F L B D' R D2 L U'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
49 competitors- Adam Greenwood
- Ahmed Abyad
- Alex Gill
- Andrew Coghill
- Angus Hamill
- Ben Whitmore
- Bernard Solomon
- Billie Hammill
- Billy Jeffs
- Charlie Stark
- Chris Wall
- Christopher Morris
- Conn Talbot
- Conor Cronin
- Danny He
- Derrin Harrison
- Elijah Williams
- Ethan Mayo
- Gonzalo Orellana Barrasa
- Greg Austin
- Harry Hession
- James Molloy
- Jeffery Dick
- Jialin Zhou
- Joey Gouly
- Joseph Gwynne
- Joseph Somers
- Laurence Livsey
- Lorenzo Vigani Poli
- Louis de Mendonça
- Manu Vereecken
- Mark Rivers
- Matt Gaston
- Matthew Hornby
- Matthew Lowe
- Max Day
- Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿)
- Ricky Bailey
- Robert Clarke
- Robert Yau
- Ronald Mansveld
- Sam Folkes
- Sameer Mahmood
- Simon Crawford
- Theo Kirby
- Thom Barlow
- Tyler Lloyd
- Vi Dinh
- Zak Walters
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.