Manchester Favourites I 2025


Date
Sep 27, 2025
City
Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Venue

422 Manchester

Address
422 Stockport Rd, Longsight, Manchester M12 4EX
Details

Event Hall

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿) and UK Cube Association
WCA Delegates
AJ Nicholls, Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿), and Scott Hunter
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Information

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PLEASE NOTE: For this competition, you're only allowed to compete in 4 different WCA events.

Events
Main event
Competitors
46
Registration period

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Highlights
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Jensen Belen-Brown won with an average of 8.33 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Benjamin Espinosa finished second (8.78) and Hayron Ling finished third (8.85).

3x3x3 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Jensen Belen-Brown 7.41 8.33 Canada 7.418.3312.358.238.44
2 Benjamin Espinosa 6.63 8.78 United Kingdom 8.2312.026.639.418.69
3 Hayron Ling 7.48 8.85 Hong Kong, China 8.989.717.489.108.48

2x2x2 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Tommy Kiely 0.77 1.91 United Kingdom 1.340.772.022.952.36
2 Sandeep Sambhi 1.69 3.11 United Kingdom 1.694.633.082.244.00
3 Sofia McCormick 1.99 3.51 United Kingdom 2.941.994.714.223.37

4x4x4 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Franklyn Bensley 26.97 34.48 United Kingdom 44.1429.3142.4931.6526.97
2 Vi Dinh 35.38 37.70 United Kingdom 38.7136.5837.8135.3839.84
3 Fred Lang 38.94 40.32 United Kingdom 38.9447.8740.1341.7839.04

5x5x5 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Bella Campbell 1:01.78 1:09.40 United Kingdom 1:02.171:09.091:17.401:16.931:01.78
2 Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿) 1:01.27 1:12.96 Malaysia 1:22.161:05.491:01.271:16.721:16.66
3 Franklyn Bensley 54.24 1:15.91 United Kingdom 1:35.0854.24DNF1:07.921:04.73

3x3x3 One-Handed

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Franklyn Bensley 12.28 14.95 United Kingdom 12.6015.4716.7912.2820.05
2 Benjamin Espinosa 13.02 15.24 United Kingdom 14.0514.5417.6013.0217.12
3 Jensen Belen-Brown 13.68 15.42 Canada 19.6316.4315.6814.1413.68

Clock

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Blue James 3.29 4.21 United Kingdom 3.293.774.464.39DNF
2 Jimi Naysmith 4.04 5.05 United Kingdom DNF4.044.425.954.79
3 Josh Condy 5.91 6.84 United Kingdom 13.455.917.596.246.68

Megaminx

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Rufus Prabhu-Desai 35.41 43.22 United Kingdom 49.5049.4939.0435.4141.13
2 Fred Lang 38.54 44.10 United Kingdom 45.8246.9239.5647.9338.54
3 Jimi Naysmith 51.35 57.00 United Kingdom 55.7953.241:01.9851.351:04.59

Pyraminx

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Benjamin Espinosa 2.47 3.42 United Kingdom 3.902.86DNF3.492.47
2 Blue James 2.75 3.74 United Kingdom 3.89DNF4.133.192.75
3 Rufus Prabhu-Desai 2.18 4.65 United Kingdom 5.88DNF4.603.462.18

Skewb

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Rufus Prabhu-Desai 2.18 3.91 United Kingdom 3.365.043.342.186.13
2 Blue James 3.85 5.25 United Kingdom 3.854.614.957.246.18
3 Bella Campbell 3.00 6.63 United Kingdom 5.027.527.343.008.72

Square-1

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Jensen Belen-Brown 10.95 13.23 Canada 13.2110.9512.0914.39DNF
2 Josh Condy 10.40 15.55 United Kingdom 17.0410.4018.1111.5018.21
3 Bella Campbell 15.39 17.60 United Kingdom 17.0817.7917.9315.3920.42
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