Competitions · Vietnam

Arena HCMC Spring 2026

Ho Chi Minh · 4 April 2026 · 5 events · 123 competitors · 94 personal bests

Nguyễn Hoàng Thiên Phú won the 3×3 with a 5.74 and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Phạm Trương Phát by 0.02 seconds. 123 competitors produced 94 personal bests, 87 of which still stand today, and 45 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Phạm Trương Phát set the Skewb single national record: 1.47.

events decided

0.02s

closest final — Skewb, Phạm Trương Phát over Huỳnh Hữu Anh Khoa

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Nguyễn Hoàng Thiên Phú	5.32	5.74
2×2	Huỳnh Hữu Anh Khoa	1.47	1.78
3×3 one-handed	Lê Hà Phong	10.06	10.35
Pyraminx	Bùi Gia Huy	1.55	3.07
Skewb	Phạm Trương Phát	1.47	4.82

The PB harvest

94 set · 87 still standing

Hà Lâm Kiệt — 3×3 single 4.93: into the top 0.11% of the event's history.
Phạm Trương Phát — Skewb single 1.47: into the top 0.41% of the event's history.
Bùi Gia Huy — Pyraminx single 1.55: into the top 0.48% of the event's history.
Lê Hà Phong — Skewb single 1.61: into the top 0.59% of the event's history.
Nguyễn Đức Mạnh — 3×3 single 6.49: into the top 0.84% of the event's history.
Nguyễn Hoàng Thiên Phú — Skewb single 1.78: into the top 0.88% of the event's history.
Nguyễn Minh Dũng — 3×3 single 6.83: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Phạm Nguyễn Thế Khôi — 3×3 single 6.89: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

45 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

123 competitors · 480 results · 5 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. Nguyễn Hoàng Thiên Phú won it with a 5.74 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

123 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.