The Glorious North 2015
- Date
- Aug 1 - 2, 2015
- City
- Hale, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
- Venue
- Address
- 233 Ashley Road, Hale, Greater Manchester, WA15 9SS
- Details
Small Hall
- Website
- The Glorious North 2015 website
- Contact
- Organizers
- Adam Greenwood and Zak Walters
- WCA Delegate
- James Molloy
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
There is a provisional competitor limit of 50 competitors. Entrance fee is £12, payable on the day.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 49
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- 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.
Sameer Mahmood won with an average of 8.88 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Simon Crawford finished second (9.57) and Robert Yau finished third (9.85).
African records: Conor Cronin 5x5x5 Cube 1:36.64 (average), Clock 8.29 (average), Skewb 6.00 (average), Square-1 16.31 (single), Square-1 25.88 (average), and 3x3x3 Multi-Blind 4/5 26:33 (single).
3x3x3 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sameer Mahmood | 8.18 | 8.88 | United Kingdom | 9.37 | 8.96 | 8.32 | 9.64 | 8.18 | |||
| 2 | Simon Crawford | 7.65 | 9.57 | United Kingdom | 7.65 | 9.57 | 11.05 | 8.89 | 10.26 | |||
| 3 | Robert Yau | 9.17 | 9.85 | United Kingdom | 10.07 | 9.45 | 9.17 | 10.03 | 11.26 | |||
2x2x2 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Yau | 1.96 | 2.61 | United Kingdom | 3.04 | 3.63 | 2.74 | 2.05 | 1.96 | |||
| 2 | Ben Whitmore | 2.13 | 3.02 | United Kingdom | 4.30 | 3.67 | 2.84 | 2.13 | 2.54 | |||
| 3 | Jialin Zhou | 2.79 | 3.29 | United Kingdom | 4.55 | 2.79 | 3.51 | 3.18 | 3.19 | |||
4x4x4 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sameer Mahmood | 35.56 | 37.05 | United Kingdom | 36.36 | 37.04 | 37.75 | 35.56 | 44.38 | |||
| 2 | Robert Yau | 29.10 | 37.74 | United Kingdom | 35.24 | 36.20 | 41.78 | 48.72 | 29.10 | |||
| 3 | Joey Gouly | 42.32 | 42.95 | United Kingdom | 43.77 | 42.64 | 48.48 | 42.43 | 42.32 | |||
5x5x5 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Yau | 1:05.12 | 1:08.00 | United Kingdom | 1:15.33 | 1:05.12 | 1:06.56 | 1:10.47 | 1:06.98 | |||
| 2 | Sameer Mahmood | 1:11.02 | 1:12.30 | United Kingdom | 1:14.51 | 1:11.65 | 1:11.02 | 1:12.57 | 1:12.68 | |||
| 3 | James Molloy | 1:18.06 | 1:28.73 | United Kingdom | 1:39.19 | 1:26.77 | 1:27.49 | 1:31.94 | 1:18.06 | |||
6x6x6 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Yau | 2:07.13 | NR | 2:12.63 | NR | United Kingdom | 2:16.42 | 2:14.33 | 2:07.13 | |||
| 2 | Sameer Mahmood | 2:14.96 | 2:28.36 | United Kingdom | 2:25.94 | 2:14.96 | 2:44.18 | |||||
| 3 | Lorenzo Vigani Poli | 2:41.69 | 2:57.43 | Italy | 3:08.78 | 3:01.82 | 2:41.69 | |||||
7x7x7 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sameer Mahmood | 3:18.83 | NR | 3:21.14 | NR | United Kingdom | 3:21.91 | 3:22.69 | 3:18.83 | |||
| 2 | Robert Yau | 3:26.70 | 3:28.96 | United Kingdom | 3:28.21 | 3:26.70 | 3:31.96 | |||||
| 3 | Lorenzo Vigani Poli | 4:08.42 | 4:27.43 | Italy | 4:18.18 | 4:55.69 | 4:08.42 | |||||
3x3x3 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zak Walters | 1:01.14 | 1:36.28 | United Kingdom | 1:39.44 | 2:08.26 | 1:01.14 | |||||
| 2 | Jialin Zhou | 1:17.93 | DNF | United Kingdom | DNF | 1:17.93 | DNF | |||||
| 3 | Manu Vereecken | 1:17.94 | 1:20.79 | NR | Belgium | 1:17.94 | 1:22.03 | 1:22.40 | ||||
3x3x3 One-Handed
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Yau | 13.83 | 15.47 | United Kingdom | 17.16 | 17.08 | 13.83 | 14.86 | 14.48 | |||
| 2 | Sameer Mahmood | 14.20 | 16.33 | United Kingdom | 17.27 | 17.68 | 15.05 | 14.20 | 16.66 | |||
| 3 | Ben Whitmore | 15.65 | 18.47 | United Kingdom | 17.92 | 19.60 | 15.65 | 23.36 | 17.88 | |||
Clock
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conor Cronin | 7.23 | 8.29 | AfR | South Africa | 7.73 | 9.14 | 7.23 | 8.32 | 8.82 | ||
| 2 | Chris Wall | 9.31 | 10.67 | United Kingdom | 11.86 | 9.83 | 9.31 | DNF | 10.32 | |||
| 3 | James Molloy | 7.49 | 10.68 | United Kingdom | DNF | 7.49 | 8.31 | 9.86 | 13.87 | |||
Megaminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Wall | 50.18 | 57.24 | United Kingdom | 59.94 | 56.44 | 58.30 | 50.18 | 56.98 | |||
| 2 | Robert Yau | 58.32 | 1:03.48 | United Kingdom | 1:02.44 | 1:00.16 | 1:07.83 | 1:16.66 | 58.32 | |||
| 3 | Bernard Solomon | 1:30.37 | 1:45.45 | United Kingdom | 1:56.49 | 1:47.78 | 1:30.37 | 1:40.08 | 1:48.48 | |||
Pyraminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Yau | 4.13 | 5.05 | United Kingdom | 5.26 | 4.13 | 4.85 | 5.03 | 7.80 | |||
| 2 | Jialin Zhou | 4.87 | 5.97 | United Kingdom | 9.89 | 6.30 | 5.46 | 6.15 | 4.87 | |||
| 3 | Gonzalo Orellana Barrasa | 4.15 | 6.20 | Spain | 11.07 | 5.87 | 5.26 | 4.15 | 7.46 | |||
Skewb
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Yau | 5.27 | 5.79 | United Kingdom | 5.30 | 7.19 | 5.27 | 6.43 | 5.65 | |||
| 2 | Conor Cronin | 5.11 | 6.74 | South Africa | 8.87 | 7.12 | 6.51 | 6.60 | 5.11 | |||
| 3 | James Molloy | 6.61 | 7.38 | United Kingdom | 7.02 | 7.79 | 7.34 | 10.86 | 6.61 | |||
Square-1
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Crawford | 11.00 | 13.21 | United Kingdom | 11.00 | 17.42 | 11.71 | 13.21 | 14.71 | |||
| 2 | Robert Yau | 14.87 | 21.23 | United Kingdom | 14.87 | 14.90 | 19.17 | 31.23 | 29.61 | |||
| 3 | Ben Whitmore | 22.60 | 25.58 | United Kingdom | 22.60 | 22.76 | 38.31 | 29.37 | 24.62 | |||
4x4x4 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿) | 6:10.67 | DNF | Malaysia | 6:10.67 | DNF | DNF | |||||
| 2 | Manu Vereecken | 6:13.52 | NR | DNF | Belgium | 6:13.52 | DNS | DNS | ||||
| 3 | Billy Jeffs | 15:21.00 | DNF | United Kingdom | 15:21.00 | DNS | DNS | |||||
5x5x5 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿) | 15:35.00 | DNF | Malaysia | 15:35.00 | DNF | DNS | |||||
3x3x3 Multi-Blind
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorenzo Vigani Poli | 15/15 56:06 | NR | Italy | 15/15 56:06 | |||||||
| 2 | Billy Jeffs | 7/7 51:46 | United Kingdom | 7/7 51:46 | ||||||||
| 3 | Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿) | 6/8 37:43 | Malaysia | 6/8 37:43 | ||||||||
3x3x3 With Feet
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jialin Zhou | 1:00.24 | 1:02.91 | United Kingdom | 1:00.24 | 1:03.89 | 1:04.61 | |||||
| 2 | Robert Yau | 1:04.78 | 1:10.35 | United Kingdom | 1:19.36 | 1:04.78 | 1:06.90 | |||||
| 3 | Gonzalo Orellana Barrasa | 1:02.81 | 1:13.96 | Spain | 1:02.81 | 1:22.33 | 1:16.74 | |||||