Competitions · United Kingdom

Wiltshire Winter 2023

Chippenham, Wiltshire · 7 January 2023 · 8 events · 170 competitors · 209 personal bests

Ben Stokes won two of the eight events (2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Charlie Stark by 0.04 seconds. 170 competitors produced 209 personal bests, 63 of which still stand today, and 56 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Isaac Cummins took a 2×2 single of 13.02 down to 3.92, 70 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Ben Stokes — 2×2, 4×4

0.04s

closest final — Skewb, Charlie Stark over Ben Stokes

209

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	James Alonso	6.20	7.30
2×2	Ben Stokes	1.17	1.58
4×4	Ben Stokes	29.72	33.69
5×5	Daniel Evans	59.50	1:05.57
6×6	Mark Ostrom	1:40.81	1:46.53
7×7	Daniel Evans	2:23.39	2:34.52
Megaminx	Aidan Grainger	33.78	39.51
Skewb	Charlie Stark	3.64	4.61

The PB harvest

209 set · 63 still standing

Luke Hudlass-Galley — 2×2 single 2.27: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
Giulio Nandor Farina — 2×2 single 2.39: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
Lucas Brownlie — Skewb single 3.73: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
Lauren Skerton — Skewb single 3.77: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
Aaron Coleman — 3×3 single 10.64: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
Elizabeth Shirley — 3×3 single 10.69: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
James W. Adams — Skewb single 3.81: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
Osian Rhys Morris Williams — 2×2 single 2.69: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

56 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

170 competitors · 1027 results · 8 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. James Alonso won it with a 7.30 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

1F' B2 D' F' D B' L' D B2 R F2 R2 U2 L U2 D2 L U2 D F'
2F' U B' L' D' R' D' F' B D B D2 B' L2 U2 B L2 U2 F'
3L2 B2 D' U' B2 F2 D B2 D2 B' U F R' U F2 L' U2 L F' L
4U2 B2 L2 U2 L F2 L' D2 B2 R' B2 R D L' B' R B2 F U' L'
5D B2 U2 F' L2 D' R B L F' L2 D' F2 U L2 D R2 U2 B2 R2 U2

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

170 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.