Competitions · Philippines

PSC Open 2018

Taguig · 28 July 2018 · 14 events · 98 competitors · 169 personal bests

Robbie Villarica won three of the 14 events (2×2, Clock, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Jay Benedict Alfaras by 0.03 seconds. 98 competitors produced 169 personal bests, 49 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ivan Lew Yi Wen (刘义文) set the 6×6 single national record: 1:39.00.

Three wins

Robbie Villarica — 2×2, Clock, Square-1

0.03s

closest final — 3×3, Jay Benedict Alfaras over Sean Patrick Villanueva

169

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jay Benedict Alfaras	7.57	8.93
2×2	Robbie Villarica	1.31	1.85
4×4	Jaden Lim	30.87	34.20
5×5	Jay Benedict Alfaras	54.68	59.38
6×6	Ivan Lew Yi Wen (刘义文)	1:39.00	1:50.12
7×7	Ivan Lew Yi Wen (刘义文)	2:43.58	2:47.75
3×3 blindfolded	Jolo Endona	25.00	—
3×3 one-handed	Jolo Endona	11.15	13.80
Clock	Robbie Villarica	6.40	7.02
Megaminx	Enika Aubrey Maninang	51.98	53.92
Pyraminx	Justin Andrew Dee	2.36	3.88
Skewb	Lorenzo Layug	1.81	3.84
Square-1	Robbie Villarica	8.47	12.28
3×3 with feet	Louie Jay Quibote	26.96	30.12

The PB harvest

169 set · 49 still standing

Jolo Endona — 2×2 single 1.52: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Robbie Villarica — Square-1 single 8.47: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
Maverick Sua — 2×2 single 1.82: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
Emanuel Capule — 2×2 single 1.83: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
Alexander Igay Julio — 3×3 single 8.73: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
John Howard Tuting Briz — 3×3 one-handed single 12.94: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
John Howard Tuting Briz — Skewb single 2.94: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
John Howard Tuting Briz — Pyraminx single 3.60: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

98 competitors · 684 results · 14 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. Jay Benedict Alfaras won it with a 8.93 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

98 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.