Competitions · United Kingdom
Welwyn Garden City Open 2014
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire · 5 April 2014 · 17 events · 68 competitors · 124 personal bests
Robert Yau won three of the 17 events (4×4, 7×7, Square-1) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Luke Hubbard by 0.07 seconds. 68 competitors produced 124 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
A continental record
Conor Cronin set the 4×4 blindfolded single continental record: 12:42.00.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Alexander Lau | 7.08 | 7.52 |
| 2×2 | Ben Whitmore | 0.75 | 2.76 |
| 4×4 | Robert Yau | 32.98 | 37.25 |
| 5×5 | Breandan Vallance | 1:01.31 | 1:10.76 |
| 6×6 | Breandan Vallance | 2:24.75 | 2:31.95 |
| 7×7 | Robert Yau | 3:38.00 | 3:43.69 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Oliver Frost | 47.11 | 50.02 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Sameer Mahmood | 13.90 | 16.63 |
| Clock | James Molloy | 7.47 | 8.16 |
| Megaminx | Chris Wall | 52.91 | 1:01.82 |
| Pyraminx | Luke Hubbard | 4.37 | 6.66 |
| Skewb | Chris Wall | 5.89 | 7.11 |
| Square-1 | Robert Yau | 18.07 | 21.47 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Matthew Sheerin | 5:13.31 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Oliver Frost | 7:42.98 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Oliver Frost | 19 of 21 cubes · 50:24 | — |
| 3×3 with feet | Callum Hales-Jepp | 58.07 | 1:02.54 |
The PB harvest
124 set · 24 still standing- Ben Whitmore — 2×2 single 0.75: into the top 0.17% of the event's history.
- Shane Newman — 2×2 single 1.54: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
- Luke Hubbard — 2×2 single 2.33: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
- Zak Walters — 2×2 single 2.42: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
- Chris Wall — 3×3 single 10.84: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
- Thom Barlow — 4×4 single 38.50: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.
- Xiangjia Kong (孔祥佳) — 4×4 single 38.57: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
- Xiangjia Kong (孔祥佳) — 3×3 single 11.38: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
20 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
23 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
68 competitors · 642 results · 17 events.
Everyone who competed
68 competitors- Adam Greenwood
- Agassi Yiu Chun Sing (姚震聲)
- Agustin Fernandez
- Aisling Chan
- Alexander Lau
- Andrew Coghill
- Ben Coppin
- Ben Whitmore
- Bernard Solomon
- Billy Jeffs
- Breandan Vallance
- Callum Hales-Jepp
- Chelsea Alford
- Chris Wall
- Conor Cronin
- Conor Kelly
- Daniel Sheppard
- Dorian Skubiszewski
- Eli Jay
- Evan Liu
- Finn Peters
- François Courtès
- Giorgi Tarielashvili
- Greg Austin
- Harry Savage
- Ian Hubbard
- James Molloy
- Jeremy Revell
- Jesse Tipton
- Jill Hubbard
- Joey Gouly
- Jonathan Adlam
- Joseph Coppin
- Josh Clayton
- Lara Craig
- Laurence Livsey
- Lawrence Mudd
- Liam Aumento
- Luke Holt
- Luke Hubbard
- Maria Koukou
- Mark Skelton
- Matthew Sheerin
- Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿)
- Nick Horne
- Nick Ross
- Oliver Blount
- Oliver Frost
- Peter Godwin Simon
- Rob Saunders
- Robert Clarke
- Robert Yau
- Sam Folkes
- Sameer Mahmood
- Samuel Hula
- Sarah Gasson
- Shane Newman
- Shun Ishikawa
- Theo Hutchings
- Thom Barlow
- Thomas Duncan
- Thomas Stock
- Thomas Visaya-Neville
- Will Penrose
- William Baker
- Won Sik Lee
- Xiangjia Kong (孔祥佳)
- Zak Walters
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.