Competitions · Philippines

Caloocan Year-End Blast 2023

Caloocan City · 29 December 2023 · 8 events · 57 competitors · 57 personal bests

Richmond Mico Rigor won two of the eight events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Karl Matthew Angeles by 0.25 seconds. 57 competitors produced 57 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

James A. Acana took a Clock single of 39.81 down to 8.91, 78 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Richmond Mico Rigor — 4×4, 5×5

0.25s

closest final — 3×3, Karl Matthew Angeles over Carl Ashley Cortes

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Karl Matthew Angeles	6.79	7.68
4×4	Richmond Mico Rigor	25.24	29.74
5×5	Richmond Mico Rigor	51.51	54.49
6×6	Christian Naguio	1:32.03	1:35.51
7×7	Dale Palmares	2:13.22	2:19.51
3×3 blindfolded	Jacob Miko Tan (陈在元)	46.85	—
Clock	Dale Palmares	4.79	6.68
Square-1	Francis Yuel B. Merced	10.80	15.11

The PB harvest

57 set · 12 still standing

Karl Matthew Angeles — 4×4 single 30.79: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Mateo James Alcantara — 3×3 single 9.14: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
Jacob Miko Tan (陈在元) — 3×3 blindfolded single 46.85: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
Norainne Mari Mañeja — 3×3 single 11.58: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
Karl Matthew Angeles — 5×5 single 1:11.45: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
Thomas Jacob Aldaba — 4×4 single 42.04: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
Drake Reinhard Pilarta — 4×4 single 43.96: into the top 17.0% of the event's history.
Rennel Marcos — 3×3 single 13.59: into the top 19.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

57 competitors · 229 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. Karl Matthew Angeles won it with a 7.68 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.