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Mactan Speedcubing Open 2019

Lapu-Lapu, Cebu · 24 February 2019 · 8 events · 39 competitors · 59 personal bests

Leo Borromeo won four of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Jose Polorhenzo Aquino by 0.63 seconds. 39 competitors produced 59 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Enzo Ishmael Damaolao took a 3×3 single of 1:24.28 down to 32.38, 62 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Leo Borromeo — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.63s
closest final — Pyraminx, Jose Polorhenzo Aquino over Ace Djun T. Aguirre Jr.
59
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Leo Borromeo6.697.28
2×2Leo Borromeo1.872.30
4×4Leo Borromeo30.6131.79
5×5Jose Polorhenzo Aquino1:08.181:11.07
3×3 blindfoldedKristian Gil Caragan1:18.00
3×3 one-handedLeo Borromeo10.4114.76
MegaminxWayne Pi56.2459.92
PyraminxJose Polorhenzo Aquino4.254.57

The PB harvest

59 set · 20 still standing
  • Rod Bautista — 3×3 single 8.95: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
  • Kristian Gil Caragan — Pyraminx single 3.37: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
  • Wayne Pi — Pyraminx single 3.49: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Race Malubay — 3×3 single 9.55: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Wayne Pi — 2×2 single 2.60: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Nevign Angelique Besas — 3×3 one-handed single 15.96: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
  • James Andrew D. Samera — 3×3 single 10.89: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
  • Nevign Angelique Besas — Pyraminx single 5.25: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten 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

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

The field

39 competitors · 204 results · 8 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. Leo Borromeo won it with a 7.28 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

39 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.