Competitions · Malaysia

Pahang Cube Open 2019

Kuantan, Pahang · 7 December 2019 · 14 events · 36 competitors · 57 personal bests

Tristan Chua Yong won six of the 14 events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ivan Lew Yi Wen (刘义文) by 0.03 seconds. 36 competitors produced 57 personal bests, 37 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Manfred Siew Ee Sheng (蕭奕晟) set the 6×6 single national record: 1:32.29.

Six wins

Tristan Chua Yong — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1

0.03s

closest final — 3×3, Ivan Lew Yi Wen (刘义文) over Tristan Chua Yong

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ivan Lew Yi Wen (刘义文)	7.83	8.87
2×2	Tristan Chua Yong	1.89	2.46
4×4	Ivan Lew Yi Wen (刘义文)	27.90	31.58
5×5	Ivan Lew Yi Wen (刘义文)	51.87	56.84
6×6	Manfred Siew Ee Sheng (蕭奕晟)	1:32.29	1:41.53
7×7	Manfred Siew Ee Sheng (蕭奕晟)	2:15.93	2:24.53
3×3 blindfolded	Eason Siew Ee Son (蕭奕晨)	1:26.78	1:48.69
3×3 one-handed	Tristan Chua Yong	13.87	15.26
Clock	Manfred Siew Ee Sheng (蕭奕晟)	6.03	7.47
Megaminx	Tristan Chua Yong	37.68	40.61
Pyraminx	Tristan Chua Yong	2.37	3.09
Skewb	Tristan Chua Yong	3.32	3.96
Square-1	Tristan Chua Yong	8.64	12.02
4×4 blindfolded	Chloe Lee Synn Yii	13:29.00	15:24.00

The PB harvest

57 set · 37 still standing

Manfred Siew Ee Sheng (蕭奕晟) — 7×7 single 2:15.93: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Manfred Siew Ee Sheng (蕭奕晟) — 6×6 single 1:32.29: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
Yeo Jia Qi — 3×3 single 9.28: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
Yeo Jia Qi — 4×4 single 34.27: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
Chloe Lee Synn Yii — 4×4 single 35.53: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
Chloe Lee Synn Yii — Clock single 6.27: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
Yeo Jia Qi — 3×3 one-handed single 16.54: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.
Mohamad Danisy Asyraf Bin Abdul Razak — 3×3 single 11.48: into the top 12.1% of the event's history.

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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

36 competitors · 279 results · 14 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. Ivan Lew Yi Wen (刘义文) won it with a 8.87 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

36 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.