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Iloilo Speedcubing Open II 2018

Iloilo City · 28 October 2018 · 6 events · 32 competitors · 48 personal bests

Ace Djun T. Aguirre Jr. won three of the six events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ace Djun T. Aguirre Jr. by 0.19 seconds. 32 competitors produced 48 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Stephen Mathew Buencuchillo took a 3×3 one-handed single of 52.76 down to 19.72, 63 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Ace Djun T. Aguirre Jr. — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
0.19s
closest final — 2×2, Ace Djun T. Aguirre Jr. over Kirby Jay Caragan
48
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jay Benedict Alfaras7.658.84
2×2Ace Djun T. Aguirre Jr.1.613.51
4×4Jay Benedict Alfaras30.3232.92
3×3 one-handedAce Djun T. Aguirre Jr.13.5814.59
PyraminxAce Djun T. Aguirre Jr.3.454.24
SkewbAlejandro Jonela III4.044.56

The PB harvest

48 set · 17 still standing

First-timers

Eight 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

32 competitors · 191 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. Jay Benedict Alfaras won it with a 8.84 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

32 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.