Competitions · United Kingdom

UK Open 2009

Trafford, Greater Manchester · 7 November 2009 · 6 events · 60 competitors · 58 personal bests

Breandan Vallance won two of the six events (3×3, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ben Whitmore by 0.37 seconds. 60 competitors produced 58 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ben Whitmore set the 2×2 single national record: 2.61.

Two wins

Breandan Vallance — 3×3, 5×5

0.37s

closest final — 2×2, Ben Whitmore over Rowan Kinneavy

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Breandan Vallance	9.91	11.17
2×2	Ben Whitmore	2.27	4.09
4×4	Agassi Yiu Chun Sing (姚震聲)	43.44	52.04
5×5	Breandan Vallance	1:22.43	1:27.86
3×3 blindfolded	Joey Gouly	1:58.11	—
3×3 one-handed	Simon Crawford	24.71	28.28

The PB harvest

58 set · 16 still standing

Adam Wills — 3×3 single 13.61: into the top 19.6% of the event's history.
Daniel Whittle — 3×3 single 15.02: into the top 24.5% of the event's history.
Kang Lee (李綱) — 3×3 single 15.77: into the top 27.0% of the event's history.
Kang Lee (李綱) — 3×3 one-handed single 24.68: into the top 33.4% of the event's history.
Chieh Lee (李杰) — 3×3 one-handed single 25.27: into the top 34.9% of the event's history.
Martin Rixham — 3×3 single 22.30: into the top 46.2% of the event's history.
Jakub Potocki — 3×3 one-handed single 34.03: into the top 55.5% of the event's history.
Peter Harpham — 2×2 single 6.94: into the top 59.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

25 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,600 people who made their debut in 2009. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

10 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

60 competitors · 254 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

60 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.