Competitions · Philippines

Best Open 2017

Quezon City · 1 April 2017 · 5 events · 71 competitors · 62 personal bests

Richmond Mico Rigor won two of the five events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Michael Angelo Zafra by 0.00 seconds. 71 competitors produced 62 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 26 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Michael Angelo Zafra set the Pyraminx single national record: 2.54.

Two wins

Richmond Mico Rigor — 3×3, 4×4

0.00s

closest final — Pyraminx, Michael Angelo Zafra over Patrick Angelo Isyasa

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Richmond Mico Rigor	8.43	10.03
2×2	Robbie Villarica	2.61	2.94
4×4	Richmond Mico Rigor	31.27	34.42
Clock	Robbie Villarica	6.33	6.84
Pyraminx	Michael Angelo Zafra	3.99	4.46

The PB harvest

62 set · 17 still standing

Miguel Enrico Claudio — 3×3 single 10.02: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
John David Marcos Ambagan — 3×3 single 12.81: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
Alloysius Jhon Bagtas — 2×2 single 3.55: into the top 20.8% of the event's history.
Jamir Zapata Sia — 3×3 single 14.25: into the top 21.8% of the event's history.
Marcus Antonio V. Santos — 3×3 single 16.60: into the top 29.7% of the event's history.
Alphonse Aquino — 3×3 single 17.10: into the top 31.3% of the event's history.
Miguel Enrico Claudio — 4×4 single 56.06: into the top 32.0% of the event's history.
Jamir Zapata Sia — 4×4 single 58.93: into the top 35.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

26 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

71 competitors · 285 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. Richmond Mico Rigor won it with a 10.03 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

71 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.