Leicester Open 2013
- Date
- Feb 23 - 24, 2013
- City
- Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
- Venue
LCB Depot
- Address
- 31 Rutland Street, Leicester LE1 1RE
- Website
- Leicester Open 2013 website
- Contact
- Organizers
- Chris Wall and Laurence Livsey
- WCA Delegate
- Daniel Sheppard
- Information
Registration will open at 7pm on 21st December. The competition entry fee will be £5. There will be a competitor limit of 50 persons.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 45
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 12:00 AM UTC and closed Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 12:00 AM UTC.
- Registration requirements
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This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Alexander Lau won with an average of 8.57 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Morten Arborg finished second (9.05) and Robert Yau finished third (10.39).
World records: Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿) 5x5x5 Blindfolded 17:18.00 (average).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Alexander Lau | 6.85 | NR | 8.57 | United Kingdom | 6.85 | 7.73 | 9.72 | 10.80 | 8.25 | ||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Ben Whitmore | 1.86 | 3.27 | United Kingdom | 3.33 | 4.28 | 2.83 | 1.86 | 3.65 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Robert Yau | 35.46 | 40.25 | United Kingdom | 41.12 | 40.47 | 42.27 | 39.15 | 35.46 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Breandan Vallance | 1:03.06 | NR | 1:12.07 | United Kingdom | 1:03.06 | 1:11.93 | 1:09.86 | 1:14.43 | 1:14.44 | ||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Breandan Vallance | 2:32.36 | 2:37.35 | United Kingdom | 2:40.46 | 2:32.36 | 2:39.22 | |||||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Robert Yau | 4:07.43 | 4:20.87 | NR | United Kingdom | 4:28.03 | 4:27.16 | 4:07.43 | ||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Oliver Frost | 48.22 | DNF | United Kingdom | DNF | 48.22 | 58.40 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Daniel Sheppard | 28 | United Kingdom | 28 | ||||||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Morten Arborg | 14.81 | 15.08 | NR | Norway | 16.84 | 14.96 | 14.97 | 14.81 | 15.31 | ||
| Clock | Daniel Sheppard | 6.33 | 8.70 | United Kingdom | 8.59 | 6.33 | 9.16 | 8.34 | DNF | |||
| Megaminx | Robert Yau | 55.91 | 59.87 | NR | United Kingdom | 59.50 | 55.91 | 1:08.24 | 1:00.12 | 59.99 | ||
| Pyraminx | Luke Hubbard | 4.84 | 5.79 | United Kingdom | 5.71 | 6.15 | 4.84 | 5.52 | 8.18 | |||
| Square-1 | Simon Crawford | 11.63 | 17.10 | United Kingdom | 34.43 | 20.75 | 14.77 | 15.77 | 11.63 | |||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿) | 7:15.56 | DNF | Malaysia | DNF | 7:15.56 | DNF | |||||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿) | 15:34.00 | 17:18.00 | WR | Malaysia | 17:50.00 | 18:30.00 | 15:34.00 | ||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿) | 7/8 43:29 | Malaysia | 7/8 43:29 | ||||||||
| 3x3x3 With Feet | Daniel Sheppard | 1:14.56 | 1:18.85 | United Kingdom | 1:25.65 | 1:16.34 | 1:14.56 | |||||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 15:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 5:00.00 | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:30.00 | |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:30.00 | |
| Second round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:30.00 | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Final | Bo1 / Mo3 | 10:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 4:00.00 | |
| 7x7x7 Cube | Final | Bo1 / Mo3 | 15:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 7:00.00 | |
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | Bo2 / Bo3 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 4:00.00 | |
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Final | Bo1 | 1 hour | ||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:00.00 | |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Clock | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 30.00 | |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Megaminx | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:30.00 | |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Pyraminx | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Square-1 | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:00.00 | |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 15:00.00 | ||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 20:00.00 | ||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | Bo1 | 10:00.00 per cube, up to 60:00.00 | ||
| 3x3x3 With Feet | Final | Bo1 / Mo3 | 10:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 3:00.00 |
Time limit
If you reach the time limit during your solve, the judge will stop you and your result will be DNF (see Regulation A1a4).
Cutoff
The result to beat to proceed to the second phase of a cutoff round (see Regulation 9g).
Format
The format describes how to determine the ranking of competitors based on their results. The list of allowed formats per event is described in Regulation 9b. See Regulation 9f for a description of each format.