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UK Championship 2016

Bristol, City of Bristol · 4 November 2016 · 18 events · 178 competitors · 250 personal bests

Ciarán Beahan won four of the 18 events (2×2, 4×4, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ciarán Beahan by 0.01 seconds. 178 competitors produced 250 personal bests, 57 of which still stand today, and 46 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Evan Liu set the Clock average continental record: 5.90.

Four wins
Ciarán Beahan — 2×2, 4×4, 6×6, 7×7
0.01s
closest final — 2×2, Ciarán Beahan over Callum Hales-Jepp
250
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Alexander Lau7.077.85
2×2Ciarán Beahan2.143.16
4×4Ciarán Beahan30.6933.60
5×5Breandan Vallance57.561:01.27
6×6Ciarán Beahan1:48.491:53.63
7×7Ciarán Beahan2:46.542:48.43
3×3 blindfoldedOliver Frost34.46—
3×3 Fewest MovesHarry Savage29 moves—
3×3 one-handedCornelius Dieckmann12.9113.85
ClockEvan Liu5.135.90
MegaminxRobert Yau47.8853.18
PyraminxEvan Liu3.454.47
SkewbGeorge Scholey2.983.88
Square-1Charlie Stark7.7310.00
4×4 blindfoldedHarry Savage7:19.07—
5×5 blindfoldedCallum Hales-Jepp12:30.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindCallum Hales-Jepp14 of 15 cubes · 52:19—
3×3 with feetCallum Hales-Jepp37.1140.56

The PB harvest

250 set · 57 still standing
  • Daniel Wright — 3×3 single 9.44: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
  • Michael Ly — 3×3 single 10.27: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
  • Euan Maidment — 2×2 single 2.50: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
  • Bernard Solomon — Pyraminx single 4.48: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
  • Billy Jeffs — 3×3 single 11.34: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
  • Scott Lawrence — 3×3 single 11.89: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.
  • Alex Goodhead — 3×3 single 11.94: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
  • Camilo Chapman — Pyraminx single 5.21: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

46 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

13 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

178 competitors · 1271 results · 18 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. Alexander Lau 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. 1F R2 D2 F D2 B' F' L2 R' D' L' B' U' B' U L2 R2 F' D2
  2. 2L' D' F' L' D' B' U' R2 U F' D2 B' L2 F' R2 F2 R2 B' U2
  3. 3F' U2 D2 B2 L B U' R' F R D B D2 B D2 B L2 B
  4. 4L2 U F2 D F2 R2 U F2 R2 U B' U R' U2 L U' F2 D2 R'
  5. 5L2 D2 F2 D2 B L2 D2 B' R2 B2 R U L' U F' D2 F' U2 R F

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

178 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.