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Nottingham Open 2014

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · 22 February 2014 · 18 events · 62 competitors · 154 personal bests

Robert Yau won two of the 18 events (4×4, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Sameer Mahmood by 0.24 seconds. 62 competitors produced 154 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Evan Liu set the Clock average world record: 6.68.

Two wins
Robert Yau — 4×4, 6×6
0.24s
closest final — 2×2, Sameer Mahmood over Ben Whitmore
154
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Alexander Lau6.838.08
2×2Sameer Mahmood1.782.59
4×4Robert Yau32.5034.75
5×5Breandan Vallance58.241:02.33
6×6Robert Yau2:29.342:33.54
7×7Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호)3:35.313:52.90
3×3 blindfoldedAdrian Lehmann36.90
3×3 Fewest MovesDaniel Sheppard25 moves
3×3 one-handedJong-Ho Jeong (정종호)15.3116.00
ClockEvan Liu5.786.68
MegaminxChris Wall52.1254.44
PyraminxCiarán Beahan3.825.06
SkewbDaniel Sheppard6.006.89
Square-1Simon Crawford13.7214.21
4×4 blindfoldedOliver Frost2:38.74
5×5 blindfoldedCallum Hales-Jepp14:30.00
3×3 Multi-BlindOliver Frost22 of 27 cubes · 57:35
3×3 with feetCallum Hales-Jepp41.6846.61

The PB harvest

154 set · 20 still standing
  • Greg Austin — 3×3 single 9.88: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
  • Jae Goode — Pyraminx single 5.30: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.
  • Angus Hamill — 3×3 single 14.43: into the top 22.5% of the event's history.
  • Jae Goode — Megaminx single 1:24.90: into the top 24.9% of the event's history.
  • Rajiv Daxini — 2×2 single 3.93: into the top 25.6% of the event's history.
  • Angus Hamill — 4×4 single 51.22: into the top 26.2% of the event's history.
  • Ben Whitmore — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:40.36: into the top 26.7% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Stock — Pyraminx single 7.36: into the top 30.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

32 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

62 competitors · 638 results · 18 events.

Everyone who competed

62 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.