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Ha Noi Open 2016

Ha Noi · 11 September 2016 · 6 events · 123 competitors · 56 personal bests

Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Lê Minh Cường by 0.40 seconds. 123 competitors produced 56 personal bests, 43 of which still stand today, and 75 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh set the 5×5 single national record: 1:00.68.

Three wins
Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.40s
closest final — Pyraminx, Lê Minh Cường over Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh
56
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh8.198.91
2×2Nguyễn Hùng Long2.693.07
4×4Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh35.61
5×5Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh1:00.68
3×3 blindfoldedNguyễn Đức Anh1:15.66
PyraminxLê Minh Cường3.695.77

The PB harvest

56 set · 43 still standing

First-timers

75 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

123 competitors · 299 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

123 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.