Nottingham Open 2014
- Date
- Feb 22 - 23, 2014
- City
- Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
- Venue
Room A1, Coates Building
- Address
- University of Nottingham, NG7 2QL
- Details
- Website
- Nottingham Open 2014 website
- Contact
- Organizers
- Chris Wall, Robert Yau, Ryan Jones, and Tim Mercer
- WCA Delegates
- Daniel Sheppard and James Molloy
- Information
Registration will open at 19:00 on Saturday, 11th January. The competitor limit will be 70 although you may still register for the waiting list after this. The entry fee will be £12.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 62
- 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.
Alexander Lau won with an average of 8.08 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Breandan Vallance finished second (9.74) and Robert Yau finished third (10.46).
World records: Evan Liu Clock 6.68 (average).
African records: Conor Cronin 6x6x6 Cube 3:42.77 (average), 7x7x7 Cube 5:10.19 (single), 7x7x7 Cube 5:33.35 (average), Clock 8.34 (single), Clock 8.80 (average), Megaminx 1:55.37 (single), Skewb 15.41 (single), Skewb 23.41 (average), and 3x3x3 With Feet 2:47.55 (single).
European records: Breandan Vallance 5x5x5 Cube 58.00 (single) and 5x5x5 Cube 1:02.33 (average); Daniel Sheppard Skewb 2.80 (single).
3x3x3 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Lau | 6.83 | 8.08 | United Kingdom | 6.83 | 7.90 | 8.43 | 10.36 | 7.90 | |||
| 2 | Breandan Vallance | 8.94 | 9.74 | United Kingdom | 10.02 | 9.24 | 9.95 | 10.07 | 8.94 | |||
| 3 | Robert Yau | 9.24 | 10.46 | United Kingdom | 9.98 | 10.72 | 11.29 | 9.24 | 10.67 | |||
2x2x2 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sameer Mahmood | 1.78 | 2.59 | United Kingdom | 3.77 | 1.87 | 4.20 | 1.78 | 2.14 | |||
| 2 | Ben Whitmore | 2.42 | 2.83 | United Kingdom | 2.59 | 4.44 | 3.16 | 2.75 | 2.42 | |||
| 3 | Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호) | 2.13 | 3.13 | Republic of Korea | 3.07 | 2.65 | 5.95 | 2.13 | 3.67 | |||
4x4x4 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Yau | 32.50 | 34.75 | NR | United Kingdom | 49.60 | 34.68 | 32.50 | 34.88 | 34.70 | ||
| 2 | Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호) | 36.17 | 41.03 | Republic of Korea | 38.04 | 42.06 | 44.30 | 36.17 | 42.98 | |||
| 3 | Sameer Mahmood | 39.81 | 41.81 | United Kingdom | 39.81 | 50.26 | 40.58 | 40.28 | 44.58 | |||
5x5x5 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breandan Vallance | 58.24 | 1:02.33 | ER | United Kingdom | 1:01.69 | 1:05.91 | 1:04.50 | 1:00.79 | 58.24 | ||
| 2 | Robert Yau | 1:01.02 | 1:07.02 | United Kingdom | 1:11.10 | 1:06.69 | 1:15.73 | 1:01.02 | 1:03.26 | |||
| 3 | Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호) | 1:02.01 | 1:08.23 | Republic of Korea | 1:10.26 | 1:02.01 | 1:12.08 | 1:02.36 | 1:46.78 | |||
6x6x6 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Yau | 2:29.34 | 2:33.54 | United Kingdom | 2:29.34 | 2:41.57 | 2:29.70 | |||||
| 2 | Erik Akkersdijk | 2:35.29 | 2:41.75 | Netherlands | 2:37.33 | 2:52.64 | 2:35.29 | |||||
| 3 | Breandan Vallance | 2:36.99 | 2:41.88 | United Kingdom | 2:47.17 | 2:36.99 | 2:41.47 | |||||
7x7x7 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호) | 3:35.31 | 3:52.90 | Republic of Korea | 3:37.37 | 3:35.31 | 4:26.01 | |||||
| 2 | Erik Akkersdijk | 3:47.87 | 3:58.26 | Netherlands | 4:18.75 | 3:48.16 | 3:47.87 | |||||
| 3 | Robert Yau | 3:49.72 | 4:01.10 | United Kingdom | 4:09.50 | 4:04.08 | 3:49.72 | |||||
3x3x3 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Lehmann | 36.90 | DNF | Germany | DNF | DNF | 36.90 | |||||
| 2 | Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호) | 47.82 | NR | DNF | Republic of Korea | 47.82 | DNF | 55.88 | ||||
| 3 | Oliver Frost | 48.74 | DNF | United Kingdom | 48.74 | DNF | 56.70 | |||||
3x3x3 Fewest Moves
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Sheppard | 25 | NR | United Kingdom | 25 | |||||||
| 2 | Ben Whitmore | 34 | United Kingdom | 34 | ||||||||
| 3 | Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿) | 35 | Malaysia | 35 | ||||||||
3x3x3 One-Handed
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호) | 15.31 | 16.00 | Republic of Korea | 15.97 | 16.12 | 16.37 | 15.31 | 15.91 | |||
| 2 | Robert Yau | 13.71 | 17.04 | United Kingdom | 23.29 | 16.62 | 13.71 | 14.98 | 19.52 | |||
| 3 | Alexander Lau | 13.68 | 17.46 | United Kingdom | 19.53 | 17.13 | 13.68 | 19.88 | 15.71 | |||
Clock
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Liu | 5.78 | 6.68 | WR | United States | 7.11 | 5.78 | 6.73 | DNF | 6.20 | ||
| 2 | Ryan Jones | 6.56 | 7.80 | United Kingdom | 8.42 | 6.56 | 8.59 | 8.27 | 6.70 | |||
| 3 | Daniel Sheppard | 6.94 | 8.38 | United Kingdom | 9.89 | 6.94 | 8.76 | 8.29 | 8.10 | |||
Megaminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Wall | 52.12 | 54.44 | United Kingdom | 54.35 | 55.97 | 53.01 | 1:00.71 | 52.12 | |||
| 2 | Robert Yau | 52.13 | 59.21 | United Kingdom | 58.20 | 53.69 | 1:07.13 | 1:05.75 | 52.13 | |||
| 3 | Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호) | 54.85 | 1:02.75 | Republic of Korea | 59.50 | 54.85 | 1:05.27 | 1:03.49 | 1:18.88 | |||
Pyraminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciarán Beahan | 3.82 | 5.06 | NR | Ireland | 3.82 | 6.91 | 5.66 | 5.22 | 4.31 | ||
| 2 | Evan Liu | 4.95 | 5.70 | United States | 4.95 | 6.21 | 5.28 | 9.71 | 5.62 | |||
| 3 | Erik Akkersdijk | 3.73 | 6.37 | Netherlands | 4.11 | 10.20 | 7.44 | 7.57 | 3.73 | |||
Skewb
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Sheppard | 6.00 | 6.89 | NR | United Kingdom | 6.31 | 6.81 | 7.59 | 6.00 | 7.56 | ||
| 2 | Robert Yau | 8.10 | 8.43 | United Kingdom | 8.25 | 9.66 | 8.10 | 8.50 | 8.53 | |||
| 3 | Chris Wall | 8.05 | 8.96 | United Kingdom | 8.05 | 9.44 | 8.51 | 10.13 | 8.94 | |||
Square-1
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Crawford | 13.72 | 14.21 | United Kingdom | 14.02 | 14.16 | 15.00 | 13.72 | 14.44 | |||
| 2 | Robert Yau | 19.04 | 24.03 | United Kingdom | 28.73 | 34.71 | 21.87 | 21.49 | 19.04 | |||
| 3 | Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호) | 17.28 | 24.99 | Republic of Korea | 17.28 | 28.03 | 26.24 | 24.73 | 23.99 | |||
4x4x4 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver Frost | 2:38.74 | NR | DNF | United Kingdom | 2:38.74 | DNF | DNF | ||||
| 2 | Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿) | 7:33.94 | DNF | Malaysia | DNF | 7:33.94 | DNF | |||||
| 3 | Evan Liu | 9:23.68 | DNF | United States | 9:23.68 | DNF | DNF | |||||
5x5x5 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Callum Hales-Jepp | 14:30.00 | DNF | United Kingdom | 14:30.00 | DNF | DNF | |||||
| 2 | Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿) | 15:00.00 | DNF | Malaysia | 15:00.00 | DNF | DNF | |||||
| 3 | Evan Liu | 26:46.00 | DNF | United States | 26:46.00 | DNS | DNS | |||||
3x3x3 Multi-Blind
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver Frost | 22/27 57:35 | United Kingdom | 22/27 57:35 | ||||||||
| 2 | Callum Hales-Jepp | 12/13 53:50 | United Kingdom | 12/13 53:50 | ||||||||
| 3 | Evan Liu | 3/3 14:24 | United States | 3/3 14:24 | ||||||||
3x3x3 With Feet
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Callum Hales-Jepp | 41.68 | NR | 46.61 | NR | United Kingdom | 54.93 | 41.68 | 43.23 | |||
| 2 | Erik Akkersdijk | 46.47 | 50.67 | Netherlands | 50.50 | 46.47 | 55.03 | |||||
| 3 | Alexander Lau | 1:12.69 | 1:22.10 | United Kingdom | 1:12.69 | 1:29.20 | 1:24.40 | |||||