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Rubik's Cube Philippine Open 2014

Antipolo City · 18 October 2014 · 13 events · 95 competitors · 143 personal bests

Richmond Mico Rigor won four of the 13 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Simon Lim (林少秋) by 0.36 seconds. 95 competitors produced 143 personal bests, 38 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Preeda Hongpimolmas (ปรีดา หงส์พิมลมาศ) set the 3×3 blindfolded single national record: 27.77.

Four wins
Richmond Mico Rigor — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, Pyraminx
0.36s
closest final — 2×2, Simon Lim (林少秋) over Marvin Llaneta
143
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Richmond Mico Rigor8.4510.41
2×2Simon Lim (林少秋)2.803.60
4×4Richmond Mico Rigor35.3041.60
5×5Richmond Mico Rigor1:26.14—
6×6Simon Lim (林少秋)2:45.592:51.45
7×7Simon Lim (林少秋)4:32.364:39.91
3×3 blindfoldedPreeda Hongpimolmas (ปรีดา หงส์พิมลมาศ)27.7732.29
3×3 one-handedMharr Justhinne Ampong14.7517.44
MegaminxRusty Louis Domingo1:01.151:03.89
PyraminxRichmond Mico Rigor4.435.28
SkewbMharr Justhinne Ampong5.036.15
Square-1Dexter Estolonio13.7919.73
3×3 Multi-BlindJolo Endona2 of 2 cubes · 18:10—

The PB harvest

143 set · 38 still standing
  • Marvin Llaneta — Megaminx single 54.06: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
  • Marvin Llaneta — 3×3 single 10.34: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
  • Dexter Estolonio — Pyraminx single 4.17: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
  • Mark Valencia — 3×3 single 11.01: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
  • Manuel Silvano — 3×3 single 12.05: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
  • Wilson Codina — 3×3 single 12.38: into the top 15.2% of the event's history.
  • Wilson Codina — 4×4 single 43.92: into the top 16.9% of the event's history.
  • Xavier Sagalongos — Pyraminx single 5.80: into the top 18.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

95 competitors · 553 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. Richmond Mico Rigor won it with a 10.41 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

95 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.