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Batam Rainy Speedcubing 2017

Batam · 16 December 2017 · 9 events · 23 competitors · 41 personal bests

Wong Chong Wen (黄崇文) won seven of the nine events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ivan Lew Yi Wen (刘义文) by 0.04 seconds. 23 competitors produced 41 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Wong Chong Wen (黄崇文) set the Pyraminx average national record: 4.50.

Seven wins
Wong Chong Wen (黄崇文) — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Square-1
0.04s
closest final — 2×2, Ivan Lew Yi Wen (刘义文) over Samuel McKelvey
41
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Wong Chong Wen (黄崇文)8.9910.41
2×2Ivan Lew Yi Wen (刘义文)2.673.51
4×4Wong Chong Wen (黄崇文)34.7637.77
5×5Wong Chong Wen (黄崇文)1:06.501:11.64
3×3 blindfoldedWong Chong Wen (黄崇文)1:38.78
3×3 one-handedWong Chong Wen (黄崇文)15.2516.67
PyraminxWong Chong Wen (黄崇文)3.004.50
SkewbEng Dickson (黄迪胜)3.544.07
Square-1Wong Chong Wen (黄崇文)13.2915.35

The PB harvest

41 set · 12 still standing

First-timers

Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

23 competitors · 154 results · 9 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. Wong Chong Wen (黄崇文) won it with a 10.41 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

23 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.