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Manchester, Greater Manchester · 31 December 2022 · 8 events · 45 competitors · 52 personal bests
Robert Yau won three of the eight events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Cham J. Chambers by 0.20 seconds. 45 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Cham J. Chambers | 7.25 | 8.26 |
| 2×2 | Jaye Sloan | 1.67 | 2.02 |
| 4×4 | Robert Yau | 26.95 | 29.98 |
| 5×5 | Robert Yau | 54.79 | 56.45 |
| 6×6 | Robert Yau | 1:49.34 | 1:54.50 |
| 7×7 | Fabio Schwandt | 2:41.52 | 2:49.30 |
| Clock | Cham J. Chambers | 3.22 | 4.80 |
| Square-1 | Charlie Stark | 6.38 | 8.57 |
The PB harvest
52 set · 9 still standing- Cham J. Chambers — 2×2 single 0.84: into the top 0.28% of the event's history.
- Louis de Mendonça — 3×3 single 6.71: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
- Christopher Morris — 6×6 single 1:46.28: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
- Christopher Morris — 7×7 single 2:54.62: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
- Charlie Stark — 5×5 single 1:07.56: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
- Leon Lang — 2×2 single 2.87: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
- Ziyi Ou (欧子宜) — 3×3 single 12.95: into the top 17.2% of the event's history.
- Jake Welsh — 2×2 single 8.15: into the top 68.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
45 competitors · 350 results · 8 events.
Everyone who competed
45 competitors- Aaron Wang
- AJ Nicholls
- Anonymous
- Bannawit Pimpanuwat (บรรณวิชญ์ พิมพานุวัตร)
- Billie Hammill
- Cham J. Chambers
- Charlie Stark
- Cheung-Hao Tu
- Christopher Morris
- Chu Yiu On (朱耀安)
- Conor Smith
- Eleanor Sinnott
- Eric Chen
- Fabio Schwandt
- Fred Lang
- Jake Welsh
- James Wang
- Jaye Sloan
- Jonathan Capps
- Jonathan Charlesworth
- Joseph Archibald
- Joshua Kitchen
- Juliette Davies
- Kyle Kayden Renatus
- Leon Lang
- Lisa Smith
- Louis de Mendonça
- Luke Burns
- Marcus Siu
- Mark Charlesworth
- Matteo Colombo
- Matteo Dummar
- Mengfei Shen (沈梦非)
- Miles Huxley
- Oliver Benington
- Peijie Zhao (赵培杰)
- Robert Yau
- Sam Shaw
- Sean Moran
- Simon Kelly
- Simone Cantarelli
- Sophie Livsey
- Tan Jun (陈俊)
- Zhong Yi Yan
- Ziyi Ou (欧子宜)
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.