Competitions · Vietnam

Ha Noi Open 2018

Ha Noi · 5 August 2018 · 6 events · 165 competitors · 49 personal bests

Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Phạm Đức Phước by 0.04 seconds. 165 competitors produced 49 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and 135 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh set the 3×3 single national record: 5.68.

Three wins

Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5

0.04s

closest final — 2×2, Phạm Đức Phước over Trần Ngọc Sơn

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh	5.68	8.91
2×2	Phạm Đức Phước	2.71	3.83
4×4	Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh	32.28	34.38
5×5	Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh	58.86	1:05.84
3×3 blindfolded	Nguyễn Đức Anh	1:05.65	—
3×3 one-handed	Nguyễn Hùng Long	13.65	15.40

The PB harvest

49 set · 25 still standing

Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh — 3×3 single 5.68: into the top 0.32% of the event's history.
Nguyễn Hùng Long — 3×3 one-handed single 13.65: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
Nguyen Dao Quoc Anh — 2×2 single 2.29: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
Đàm Sơn Quý — 3×3 single 9.93: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
Nguyễn Thanh Ly — 3×3 single 11.22: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.
Nghiêm Xuân Bách Khoa — 3×3 single 11.59: into the top 12.5% of the event's history.
Đàm Sơn Quý — 2×2 single 3.07: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.
Đàm Sơn Quý — 4×4 single 43.84: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

135 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

165 competitors · 476 results · 6 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 Ngọc Thịnh won it with a 8.91 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

165 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.