Competitions · Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City Open 2019

Ho Chi Minh City · 13 July 2019 · 12 events · 139 competitors · 152 personal bests

Nguyễn Tuấn Công won two of the twelve events (4×4, Square-1) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Trung Tran by 0.18 seconds. 139 competitors produced 152 personal bests, 88 of which still stand today, and 59 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Nguyễn Hồ Nam set the 7×7 single national record: 2:39.98.

Two wins

Nguyễn Tuấn Công — 4×4, Square-1

0.18s

closest final — Skewb, Trung Tran over Nguyễn Echemendia Tuấn Anh

152

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Nguyễn Hoàng Quân	8.52	9.01
2×2	Nguyễn Trần Khánh Dương	2.63	3.29
4×4	Nguyễn Tuấn Công	30.78	33.36
5×5	Quan Trần Thanh Lương	1:03.62	1:06.40
6×6	Nguyễn Hồ Nam	2:05.96	2:08.80
7×7	Nguyễn Hồ Nam	2:39.98	2:46.31
3×3 blindfolded	Nguyễn Thành Đạt	2:21.45	—
3×3 one-handed	Lê Hà Phong	10.92	12.94
Megaminx	Huỳnh Phong Nam	51.73	1:00.61
Pyraminx	Hoàng Gia Ân	3.63	5.11
Skewb	Trung Tran	4.71	5.52
Square-1	Nguyễn Tuấn Công	13.85	16.35

The PB harvest

152 set · 88 still standing

Nguyễn Huy Hoàng — 3×3 one-handed single 8.12: into the top 0.23% of the event's history.
Trần Hà Khang — 3×3 single 7.73: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
Nguyễn Huy Hoàng — 3×3 single 7.73: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
Trần Thanh Phong — 3×3 single 7.84: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Phan Tu Nghi — 3×3 single 8.66: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Lê Nguyễn Hùng Trọng — 3×3 single 9.03: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
Nguyễn Bảo Gia Huy — 3×3 single 9.06: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
Phung Gia Bao — 2×2 single 2.17: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

59 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

139 competitors · 565 results · 12 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 Hoàng Quân won it with a 9.01 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

139 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.