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Ho Chi Minh Open 2014

Ho Chi Minh · 31 August 2014 · 10 events · 54 competitors · 43 personal bests

Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh won five of the ten events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Dương Hữu Khang by 1.24 seconds. 54 competitors produced 43 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 27 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh set the 4×4 single national record: 35.02.

Five wins
Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, Megaminx
1.24s
closest final — 2×2, Dương Hữu Khang over Ha Chan Uy
43
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh7.5210.31
2×2Dương Hữu Khang2.813.31
4×4Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh35.0238.96
5×5Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh1:19.94
6×6Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh3:07.973:17.87
7×7Nguyễn Việt Hoàng5:25.945:35.12
3×3 blindfoldedDương Hữu Khang4:03.864:17.87
3×3 one-handedĐoàn Thanh Duy19.0020.52
MegaminxNguyễn Ngọc Thịnh1:27.28
PyraminxTrần Hưng Nghiêm4.435.22

The PB harvest

43 set · 16 still standing

First-timers

27 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

54 competitors · 169 results · 10 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 10.31 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

54 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.