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UK Open 2006

Leeds, West Yorkshire · 18 November 2006 · 8 events · 19 competitors · 22 personal bests

Lars Vandenbergh won two of the eight events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Lars Vandenbergh by 0.13 seconds. 19 competitors produced 22 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Jasmine Lee set the 3×3 single continental record: 20.60.

Two wins
Lars Vandenbergh — 3×3, 4×4
0.13s
closest final — 3×3, Lars Vandenbergh over Dan Harris
22
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Lars Vandenbergh13.7115.74
4×4Lars Vandenbergh1:01.921:09.78
5×5Ron van Bruchem2:03.182:08.29
3×3 blindfoldedShelley Chang2:23.65
ClockGilles van den Peereboom12.7812.91
MegaminxDan Harris2:00.112:19.89
MagicGilles van den Peereboom1.211.39
Master MagicThom Barlow3.033.58

The PB harvest

22 set · 3 still standing
  • Lars Vandenbergh — Master Magic single 3.42: into the top 29.2% of the event's history.
  • Sean Connolly — Master Magic single 3.65: into the top 35.3% of the event's history.
  • Sean Connolly — Clock single 27.88: into the top 81.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 580 people who made their debut in 2006. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

17 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

19 competitors · 98 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

19 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.