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Welsh Open 2018

Oakdale, Gwent · 27 January 2018 · 13 events · 79 competitors · 118 personal bests

Robert Yau won five of the 13 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by George Scholey by 0.04 seconds. 79 competitors produced 118 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

George Scholey set the Skewb single national record: 1.72.

Five wins
Robert Yau — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Megaminx
0.04s
closest final — 2×2, George Scholey over Harry Savage
118
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Cornelius Dieckmann6.217.34
2×2George Scholey1.651.92
4×4Robert Yau29.6031.77
5×5Robert Yau59.791:01.02
6×6Robert Yau1:53.712:12.86
7×7Robert Yau2:57.063:02.41
3×3 blindfoldedHarry Savage40.39
3×3 one-handedCornelius Dieckmann11.6714.44
MegaminxRobert Yau47.7452.52
PyraminxHarry Savage2.063.29
SkewbGeorge Scholey1.723.25
Square-1Charlie Stark6.919.73
4×4 blindfoldedCallum Hales-Jepp3:42.24

The PB harvest

118 set · 19 still standing
  • Levi Way — 2×2 single 2.14: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
  • Jake Green — Pyraminx single 3.73: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
  • Henry Jones — 2×2 single 2.27: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
  • Levi Way — 3×3 single 10.17: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
  • Levi Way — Pyraminx single 4.21: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
  • Aaron Coleman — 2×2 single 2.55: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
  • Aaron Coleman — Pyraminx single 4.80: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
  • Levi Way — 4×4 single 44.14: into the top 17.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

30 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

79 competitors · 673 results · 13 events.

Everyone who competed

79 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.