Competitions · Philippines

Philippines Open 2009

Manila · 29 August 2009 · 11 events · 58 competitors · 111 personal bests

Chia-Wei Lu (呂家維) won two of the eleven events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Giuliano Cayetano by 0.03 seconds. 58 competitors produced 111 personal bests, 37 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Piti Pichedpan (ปิติ พิเชษฐพันธ์) set the 4×4 single national record: 52.00.

Two wins

Chia-Wei Lu (呂家維) — 3×3, 2×2

0.03s

closest final — Pyraminx, Giuliano Cayetano over James Sangil

111

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Chia-Wei Lu (呂家維)	11.05	13.30
2×2	Chia-Wei Lu (呂家維)	3.96	5.00
4×4	Lorenzo Bonoan	54.18	1:01.06
5×5	Lorenzo Bonoan	1:33.59	1:40.23
3×3 blindfolded	Reynaldo Mape Jr.	1:12.65	—
3×3 one-handed	Piti Pichedpan (ปิติ พิเชษฐพันธ์)	17.94	19.54
Megaminx	Giuliano Cayetano	1:17.06	1:18.97
Pyraminx	Giuliano Cayetano	7.58	9.32
Square-1	Janilo Ocampo	19.59	28.18
Magic	Allan Ortega	1.77	2.03
Master Magic	James Sangil	4.40	5.21

The PB harvest

111 set · 37 still standing

James Sangil — Magic single 1.15: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
Mark Angelo Reyes — 3×3 single 13.36: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.
Christine Anne Flordeliz — 3×3 single 14.66: into the top 23.3% of the event's history.
Sandro Ballad — Square-1 single 18.36: into the top 24.3% of the event's history.
Karlo Tawatao — 3×3 single 16.06: into the top 28.0% of the event's history.
Nikko Decembrano — 3×3 single 16.16: into the top 28.3% of the event's history.
Don Tungala Jr. — 2×2 single 4.27: into the top 30.0% of the event's history.
Mark Sarmenta — 3×3 single 16.75: into the top 30.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,600 people who made their debut in 2009. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

14 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

58 competitors · 366 results · 11 events.

Everyone who competed

58 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.