Competitions · Philippines

Philippine Championship 2016

Antipolo, Rizal · 7 October 2016 · 18 events · 167 competitors · 298 personal bests

Maxim Chechnev won three of the 18 events (4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Arnold Christian Reyes by 0.04 seconds. 167 competitors produced 298 personal bests, 82 of which still stand today, and 42 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ernesto Camus Jr. set the 5×5 single national record: 1:04.47.

Three wins

Maxim Chechnev — 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind

0.04s

closest final — Square-1, Arnold Christian Reyes over Yuji Yoshida

298

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Robbie Villarica	8.66	9.52
2×2	Robbie Villarica	2.15	3.05
4×4	Richmond Mico Rigor	31.16	33.54
5×5	Richmond Mico Rigor	1:01.50	1:10.71
6×6	Stephen Christopher Suba	2:13.65	2:28.00
7×7	Stephen Christopher Suba	3:17.27	3:22.22
3×3 blindfolded	Simon Lim (林少秋)	49.21	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Rodson Lingad	27 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Nathaniel Ortega	14.65	15.64
Clock	Albert Quiñones	9.67	10.72
Megaminx	Rusty Louis Domingo	56.06	1:00.13
Pyraminx	Cyrez Ronquillo	4.38	4.88
Skewb	Cyrez Ronquillo	4.50	5.84
Square-1	Arnold Christian Reyes	15.84	21.52
4×4 blindfolded	Maxim Chechnev	13:34.00	—
5×5 blindfolded	Maxim Chechnev	47:21.00	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Maxim Chechnev	9 of 10 cubes · 58:25	—
3×3 with feet	Louie Jay Quibote	33.71	40.04

The PB harvest

298 set · 82 still standing

Stephen Christopher Suba — 3×3 single 7.82: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Leonelben Dianito — Pyraminx single 3.28: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
Edrian Oralde Tepait — 3×3 single 9.03: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
Ernesto Camus Jr. — 3×3 single 9.33: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
Orlando Miguel Martin — 3×3 single 9.75: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
Carlos Antonio Valencia — 3×3 single 10.17: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
Rodson Lingad — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 27 moves: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
Ian Salazar — 3×3 single 10.24: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

42 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

167 competitors · 1074 results · 18 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. Robbie Villarica won it with a 9.52 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

167 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.