Competitions · Philippines

San Mateo Speedcubing Open 2023

San Mateo, Rizal City · 18 June 2023 · 6 events · 87 competitors · 84 personal bests

Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc won two of the six events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Robbie Villarica by 0.18 seconds. 87 competitors produced 84 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Toby Litiatco set the 2×2 single national record: 1.02.

Two wins

Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc — 4×4, 5×5

0.18s

closest final — 2×2, Robbie Villarica over Brenton Angelo Lo Wong

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Sean Patrick Villanueva	5.75	6.03
2×2	Robbie Villarica	1.84	2.23
4×4	Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc	27.99	29.66
5×5	Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc	45.85	50.84
3×3 blindfolded	John Axel B. Gordo	56.55	—
Megaminx	Nicole Jnus Macalalad	38.63	46.79

The PB harvest

84 set · 19 still standing

Toby Litiatco — 2×2 single 1.02: into the top 0.59% of the event's history.
Gabriel Takeo Dalupan — 3×3 single 9.31: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
Isaiah Benedict S. Feria — 4×4 single 38.17: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
Dave Jeremark B. Lampera — 3×3 single 12.50: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.
Kim Clifford B. Gusinalem — 4×4 single 43.74: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.
Kim Clifford B. Gusinalem — 3×3 single 12.91: into the top 17.1% of the event's history.
Gibran Kwan — 2×2 single 3.36: into the top 18.5% of the event's history.
Gerard Albert Manigque — 3×3 single 14.33: into the top 22.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 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

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

87 competitors · 365 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. Sean Patrick Villanueva won it with a 6.03 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

87 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.