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UK Open 2010

Bristol, City of Bristol · 6 November 2010 · 12 events · 54 competitors · 112 personal bests

Robert Yau won three of the twelve events (4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Daniel Sheppard by 0.12 seconds. 54 competitors produced 112 personal bests, 39 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ben Whitmore set the Magic single national record: 0.94.

Three wins
Robert Yau — 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.12s
closest final — Clock, Daniel Sheppard over Sam Zhixiao Wang (王志骁)
112
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Breandan Vallance9.2110.57
2×2Rowan Kinneavy2.363.35
4×4Robert Yau46.6949.78
5×5Robert Yau1:21.721:28.02
3×3 blindfoldedDaniel Sheppard1:58.40
3×3 one-handedRobert Yau17.1823.47
ClockDaniel Sheppard7.588.78
MegaminxChristopher Ness1:29.191:34.59
PyraminxCharlie Cooper4.027.15
Square-1Simon Crawford11.8216.39
MagicAndrew Coghill1.001.33
Master MagicJames Dean Ludlow2.582.59

The PB harvest

112 set · 39 still standing
  • Rowan Kinneavy — 3×3 single 7.71: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Coghill — Magic single 1.00: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
  • Mark Smith — 2×2 single 2.19: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
  • Simon Crawford — 2×2 single 2.25: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
  • Charlie Cooper — Pyraminx single 4.02: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
  • James Dean Ludlow — Master Magic single 2.58: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
  • Christopher Ness — 2×2 single 2.56: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
  • Greg Austin — 2×2 single 3.03: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,985 people who made their debut in 2010. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

15 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

54 competitors · 377 results · 12 events.

Everyone who competed

54 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.