Competitions · Philippines

Metro Speedcubing Open II 2017

San Mateo, Rizal · 19 May 2017 · 13 events · 155 competitors · 241 personal bests

Richmond Mico Rigor won three of the 13 events (4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Jason R. Custodio by 0.02 seconds. 155 competitors produced 241 personal bests, 87 of which still stand today, and 48 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Genesis Vertudez set the Pyraminx single national record: 2.49.

Three wins

Richmond Mico Rigor — 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed

0.02s

closest final — Skewb, Jason R. Custodio over Nelson Yu

241

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Nathaniel Ortega	8.01	10.20
2×2	Genesis Vertudez	2.10	2.98
4×4	Richmond Mico Rigor	29.00	35.23
5×5	Richmond Mico Rigor	54.33	1:09.91
3×3 blindfolded	Christian Lacquio	44.53	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	John Edison Ubaldo (ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ︀ᜈ᜔ ᜁᜇᜒᜐᜓ︀ᜈ᜔ ᜂᜊᜎ᜔ᜇᜓ︀)	30 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Richmond Mico Rigor	13.00	15.19
Megaminx	Richard Jay S. Apagar	56.30	57.99
Pyraminx	Michael Angelo Zafra	2.81	3.64
Skewb	Jason R. Custodio	3.55	6.15
Square-1	Yuji Yoshida	15.49	19.86
3×3 Multi-Blind	Rodson Lingad	13 of 13 cubes · 52:16	—
3×3 with feet	Eugene Paul Balangit	38.78	46.06

The PB harvest

241 set · 87 still standing

Genesis Vertudez — Pyraminx single 2.49: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Richard Jay S. Apagar — Pyraminx single 2.80: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Raphael Felix — Pyraminx single 3.19: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
Gabriel Sungcad — 2×2 single 2.06: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
Sigmund Oscar O. Baybay — Pyraminx single 3.74: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
Ethan Zaki Cabrera — Skewb single 3.35: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
Joshua Sedaso — 2×2 single 2.30: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
Giann Dominic Manalo — Pyraminx single 3.89: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

48 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

9 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

155 competitors · 973 results · 13 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. Nathaniel Ortega won it with a 10.20 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

155 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.