Competitions · Philippines

Playing Puzzles in Pampanga 2023

San Fernando City, Pampanga · 11 November 2023 · 6 events · 91 competitors · 100 personal bests

Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Christian Naguio by 0.11 seconds. 91 competitors produced 100 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and 34 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Arkin Briel G. Buctuan took a 2×2 single of 15.19 down to 3.28, 78 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5

0.11s

closest final — Skewb, Christian Naguio over Ayra Aiesha N. Negrillo

100

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc	6.29	6.89
2×2	Christian Naguio	2.00	2.62
4×4	Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc	25.94	28.49
5×5	Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc	42.46	49.71
Pyraminx	Justin Andrew Dee	2.05	3.02
Skewb	Christian Naguio	4.43	5.60

The PB harvest

100 set · 32 still standing

Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc — 2×2 single 1.20: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
Justin Andrew Dee — Pyraminx single 1.96: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Jamila Raine C. Espiritu — 3×3 single 7.16: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Zoei Principe — 3×3 single 7.86: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Sean Zowie Cuaresma — 2×2 single 1.59: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Jayden Allen T. Dee — Pyraminx single 2.75: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
Jamila Raine C. Espiritu — 2×2 single 1.74: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Enrico Gabriel F. Manangan — 3×3 single 8.85: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

34 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. 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

91 competitors · 390 results · 6 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. Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc won it with a 6.89 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

91 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.