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City Of Love Open 2019

Iloilo City · 17 March 2019 · 7 events · 32 competitors · 48 personal bests

Leo Borromeo won two of the seven events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Leo Borromeo by 0.12 seconds. 32 competitors produced 48 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Leo Borromeo set the 4×4 single national record: 26.40.

Two wins
Leo Borromeo — 3×3, 2×2
0.12s
closest final — 2×2, Leo Borromeo over Ace Djun T. Aguirre Jr.
48
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Leo Borromeo5.367.10
2×2Leo Borromeo2.002.70
4×4Richmond Mico Rigor26.9231.13
5×5Richmond Mico Rigor1:03.411:06.13
3×3 blindfoldedJohn Gratian Magbanua1:42.26
3×3 one-handedAce Djun T. Aguirre Jr.13.0014.33
PyraminxAce Djun T. Aguirre Jr.3.644.29

The PB harvest

48 set · 18 still standing

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

32 competitors · 175 results · 7 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. Leo Borromeo won it with a 7.10 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

32 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.