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Ha Noi Open 2014

Ha Noi · 26 July 2014 · 8 events · 36 competitors · 27 personal bests

Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh won three of the eight events (4×4, 5×5, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Nguyễn Quang Trung by 0.13 seconds. 36 competitors produced 27 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh set the 4×4 single national record: 37.86.

Three wins
Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh — 4×4, 5×5, Megaminx
0.13s
closest final — 3×3, Nguyễn Quang Trung over Phạm Thế Quyền
27
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nguyễn Quang Trung9.6311.30
2×2Nguyễn Tuấn Tú2.683.78
4×4Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh37.8643.37
5×5Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh1:16.911:31.00
3×3 blindfoldedPreeda Hongpimolmas (ปรีดา หงส์พิมลมาศ)33.76
MegaminxNguyễn Ngọc Thịnh1:23.941:26.65
PyraminxLê Minh Cường3.944.52
SkewbNguyễn Việt Hoàng10.7213.52

The PB harvest

27 set · 9 still standing

First-timers

Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

36 competitors · 127 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. Nguyễn Quang Trung won it with a 11.30 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

36 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.