Competitions · Malaysia

Penang Cube Open 2022

Penang · 31 December 2022 · 5 events · 145 competitors · 113 personal bests

Muhammad Hariz Bin Azizan won the 3×3 with a 8.36 and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Eng Dickson (黄迪胜) by 0.50 seconds. 145 competitors produced 113 personal bests, 48 of which still stand today, and 71 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Surya Hariprasad took a 2×2 single of 9.09 down to 2.23, 75 percent better in one day.

events decided

0.50s

closest final — Skewb, Eng Dickson (黄迪胜) over Tan Kwan Yang

113

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Muhammad Hariz Bin Azizan	7.49	8.36
2×2	Kuak Zhe Kai	1.13	2.26
Megaminx	Ivan Lew Yi Wen (刘义文)	47.30	50.43
Pyraminx	Ang Chin Zhen (洪靖程)	2.90	3.46
Skewb	Eng Dickson (黄迪胜)	2.59	3.74

The PB harvest

113 set · 48 still standing

Muhammad Fitri Hakim Bin Dzulkarnain — 3×3 single 6.36: into the top 0.73% of the event's history.
Ivan Lew Yi Wen (刘义文) — 2×2 single 1.25: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Ang Chin Zhen (洪靖程) — Pyraminx single 2.08: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Harith Luqman bin Bahrin — 2×2 single 1.61: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Lim Zhi Hang — 3×3 single 8.85: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Timothy Lim Shao Tian — Pyraminx single 3.66: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
Surya Hariprasad — 2×2 single 2.23: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
Chiou Hau Yie — 2×2 single 2.27: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

71 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. 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

145 competitors · 547 results · 5 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. Muhammad Hariz Bin Azizan won it with a 8.36 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

145 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.