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Bulacan Open 2009

Meycauayan City, Bulacan · 16 May 2009 · 16 events · 25 competitors · 75 personal bests

Jonathan Papa won three of the 16 events (4×4, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Master Magic, won by Chia-Wei Lu (呂家維) by 0.22 seconds. 25 competitors produced 75 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Reynaldo Mape Jr. set the 4×4 blindfolded single continental record: 11:23.00.

Three wins
Jonathan Papa — 4×4, 6×6, 7×7
0.22s
closest final — Master Magic, Chia-Wei Lu (呂家維) over Paolo Jose Panganiban
75
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3James Benedict Cañares12.1813.28
2×2Kevin Zerzes Sapo4.055.12
4×4Jonathan Papa1:04.021:06.14
5×5Lorenzo Bonoan1:47.651:54.47
6×6Jonathan Papa4:13.654:19.16
7×7Jonathan Papa6:25.386:37.08
3×3 blindfoldedReynaldo Mape Jr.1:31.73
3×3 one-handedKevin Zerzes Sapo21.9623.31
ClockPaolo Jose Panganiban15.0217.17
MegaminxGiuliano Cayetano1:15.071:24.06
PyraminxMark Lester Cruz10.2112.40
Square-1Paolo Jose Panganiban36.9458.71
4×4 blindfoldedReynaldo Mape Jr.11:23.00
3×3 with feetLorenzo Bonoan2:16.872:48.48
MagicPaolo Jose Panganiban1.461.52
Master MagicChia-Wei Lu (呂家維)4.365.59

The PB harvest

75 set · 21 still standing
  • Patrick Jason Lim — 3×3 single 13.89: into the top 20.6% of the event's history.
  • Mark Sarmenta — 2×2 single 4.34: into the top 30.9% of the event's history.
  • Christian Reyes — 3×3 single 17.83: into the top 33.6% of the event's history.
  • Jek Villacampa — 3×3 single 18.65: into the top 36.1% of the event's history.
  • Mark Angelo Reyes — 4×4 single 1:14.21: into the top 50.9% of the event's history.
  • James Benedict Cañares — Megaminx single 2:09.56: into the top 51.0% of the event's history.
  • Bianca Lantajo — Magic single 1.78: into the top 53.0% of the event's history.
  • Allan Ortega — 3×3 blindfolded single 3:06.50: into the top 54.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,600 people who made their debut in 2009. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

16 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

25 competitors · 223 results · 16 events.

Everyone who competed

25 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.