Competitions · Philippines

Baguio City Open 2023

Baguio City · 21 January 2023 · 7 events · 57 competitors · 68 personal bests

Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc won two of the seven events (2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc by 0.32 seconds. 57 competitors produced 68 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ayooluwa Samuel Dada set the 4×4 single national record: 34.69.

Two wins

Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc — 2×2, 5×5

0.32s

closest final — 2×2, Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc over Christian Naguio

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Toby Litiatco	7.34	8.38
2×2	Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc	2.20	2.59
4×4	Richmond Mico Rigor	27.89	30.30
5×5	Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc	50.46	52.93
6×6	Richmond Mico Rigor	1:31.47	1:39.50
7×7	Christian Naguio	2:32.46	2:35.19
3×3 blindfolded	Nicole Jnus Macalalad	2:53.41	—

The PB harvest

68 set · 12 still standing

Kurt Rivera — 2×2 single 2.22: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
Xavier De Vera — 2×2 single 2.58: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
Neil Joseph D. Prudencio — 5×5 single 1:08.81: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
Zachary Ashton Insigne — 2×2 single 2.81: into the top 12.1% of the event's history.
Damien Barquilla — 5×5 single 1:13.48: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.
Giovanni Sy — 2×2 single 3.03: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
Kurt Rivera — 5×5 single 1:22.82: into the top 21.4% of the event's history.
Kurt Rivera — 6×6 single 2:40.87: into the top 31.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

57 competitors · 228 results · 7 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. Toby Litiatco won it with a 8.38 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

57 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.