Competitions · Philippines

Caloocan Cube Fest 2023

Caloocan City, Metro Manila · 8 October 2023 · 8 events · 90 competitors · 84 personal bests

Brenton Angelo Lo Wong won three of the eight events (4×4, Megaminx, Square-1) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Stephen Mark V. Mariñas by 0.04 seconds. 90 competitors produced 84 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Aragon Martin Gonzales set the Pyraminx single national record: 1.34.

Three wins

Brenton Angelo Lo Wong — 4×4, Megaminx, Square-1

0.04s

closest final — Pyraminx, Stephen Mark V. Mariñas over Jansen Alvarez

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Stephen Mark V. Mariñas	6.44	7.13
4×4	Brenton Angelo Lo Wong	27.98	30.30
5×5	Cairon Sumadchat	50.32	57.34
3×3 blindfolded	Jacob Miko Tan (陈在元)	1:18.53	—
Megaminx	Brenton Angelo Lo Wong	45.50	51.33
Pyraminx	Stephen Mark V. Mariñas	2.64	3.16
Skewb	Jhon Zedrick Fontanilla	3.57	4.56
Square-1	Brenton Angelo Lo Wong	7.94	11.46

The PB harvest

84 set · 25 still standing

Aragon Martin Gonzales — Pyraminx single 1.34: into the top 0.25% of the event's history.
Bryan Daza — Square-1 single 7.64: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Andrei M. Arcellana — 3×3 single 8.83: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Christian Paul Lara — 3×3 single 8.99: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
Ethan Z-Jon B. Potpotan — 4×4 single 33.27: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
Jhon Zedrick Fontanilla — 3×3 single 9.47: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
Angelo Miguel Marzo — 3×3 single 9.78: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
Kyle Capiral — Pyraminx single 3.96: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

23 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

90 competitors · 348 results · 8 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. Stephen Mark V. Mariñas won it with a 7.13 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

90 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.