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Malabon City Cube Open 2019

Malabon City, Metro Manila · 14 July 2019 · 6 events · 48 competitors · 65 personal bests

Lorenzo Layug won two of the six events (2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Jaden Lim by 0.40 seconds. 48 competitors produced 65 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Jaden Lim set the 4×4 single national record: 24.84.

Two wins
Lorenzo Layug — 2×2, Skewb
0.40s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Jaden Lim over Richmond Mico Rigor
65
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Toby Litiatco8.378.83
2×2Lorenzo Layug2.482.74
4×4Jaden Lim24.8429.49
3×3 one-handedJaden Lim14.4514.97
PyraminxJustin Andrew Dee2.993.50
SkewbLorenzo Layug2.893.82

The PB harvest

65 set · 18 still standing

First-timers

Eleven 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

48 competitors · 203 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. Toby Litiatco won it with a 8.83 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

48 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.