Competitions · United Kingdom
UK Open 2012
Leicester, Leicestershire · 3 November 2012 · 14 events · 76 competitors · 145 personal bests
Daniel Sheppard won three of the 14 events (2×2, 3×3 blindfolded, Master Magic) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Simon Crawford by 0.06 seconds. 76 competitors produced 145 personal bests, 43 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Alexander Lau | 8.72 | 9.24 |
| 2×2 | Daniel Sheppard | 2.80 | 3.23 |
| 4×4 | Robert Yau | 39.02 | 41.52 |
| 5×5 | Breandan Vallance | 1:08.90 | 1:13.63 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Daniel Sheppard | 1:21.72 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Simon Crawford | 16.95 | 19.80 |
| Clock | Sam Zhixiao Wang (王志骁) | 6.50 | 7.30 |
| Megaminx | Robert Yau | 1:03.91 | 1:06.26 |
| Pyraminx | Luke Hubbard | 4.66 | 5.40 |
| Square-1 | Simon Crawford | 11.21 | 16.45 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Oliver Frost | 6:07.62 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿) | 18:53.00 | — |
| Magic | Ben Whitmore | 1.02 | 1.18 |
| Master Magic | Daniel Sheppard | 2.88 | 3.24 |
The PB harvest
145 set · 43 still standing- Leon Parfitt — Magic single 1.03: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
- Leon Parfitt — 2×2 single 2.06: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
- James Molloy — Magic single 1.11: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
- Rowan Kinneavy — 3×3 one-handed single 14.53: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
- Chris Wall — Master Magic single 2.59: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
- Luke Hudlass-Galley — Pyraminx single 4.18: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
- Joey Gouly — Pyraminx single 5.05: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.
- Leon Parfitt — Master Magic single 2.86: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
24 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,376 people who made their debut in 2012. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
12 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
76 competitors · 571 results · 14 events.
Everyone who competed
76 competitors- Adam Dent
- Adam Drapeza Raimondo
- Adam Greenwood
- Alan Angert
- Alex Gill
- Alexander Lau
- Andrew Coghill
- Angus Hamill
- Anuj Deshmukh
- Ashley Dawson
- Ben Towers
- Ben Whitmore
- Billy Jeffs
- Blake Bowers
- Breandan Vallance
- Callum Hales-Jepp
- Chris Dickson
- Chris Harrison
- Chris Wall
- Christopher Bode
- Ciarán Beahan
- Conn Talbot
- Daniel Sheppard
- David Singmaster
- Dominic Lusk
- Euan Smith
- Fred Whibley
- George Carpenter
- Greg Austin
- Hannah Ibe
- Helen Dickson
- Henry Hudnott
- Holly Holder
- Ian Hubbard
- Jack Paine
- Jae Goode
- James Hazelhurst
- James Molloy
- Jock Holmes
- Joe Richards
- Joey Gouly
- Joseph Hanson-Kahn
- Kai Phillip
- Kyle Jones
- Laura Piho
- Laurence Livsey
- Leon Parfitt
- Luke Hubbard
- Luke Hudlass-Galley
- Maciej Ziółkowski
- Martin Smith
- Marvin Barrow
- Michael Erskine
- Mingda Lu (陆明达)
- Mukunth Suresh
- Nathan Kearney
- Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿)
- Nick Horne
- Oliver Frost
- Rajiv Daxini
- Robby Roulston
- Robert Yau
- Rosie Fenwick
- Rowan Kinneavy
- Rowena Mead
- Ryan Jones
- Sam Zhixiao Wang (王志骁)
- Samuel Hula
- Simon Crawford
- Sophie Roulston
- Tharun Suresh
- Thom Barlow
- Thomas Duncan
- Tim Mercer
- Tim Mulholland
- Toby O'Connor
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.