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Maxx Open 2017

Davao City · 8 April 2017 · 7 events · 37 competitors · 56 personal bests

Jay Benedict Alfaras won three of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Lester Doyugan Jr. by 0.25 seconds. 37 competitors produced 56 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Jay Benedict Alfaras set the 4×4 single national record: 29.57.

Three wins
Jay Benedict Alfaras — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.25s
closest final — Skewb, Lester Doyugan Jr. over Elmer Joseph Cutin
56
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jay Benedict Alfaras6.368.80
2×2Lester Doyugan Jr.3.223.34
4×4Jay Benedict Alfaras35.2237.03
5×5Jay Benedict Alfaras1:06.801:15.87
3×3 one-handedJustin John Navarro14.3616.74
PyraminxJustin John Navarro3.895.24
SkewbLester Doyugan Jr.5.566.34

The PB harvest

56 set · 29 still standing

First-timers

Twelve people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

37 competitors · 176 results · 7 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 8.80 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

37 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.