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Singapore Hougang Open 2024

Singapore · 20 July 2024 · 7 events · 62 competitors · 64 personal bests

Emmanuel Kao won two of the seven events (5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ng Yong Teng by 0.41 seconds. 62 competitors produced 64 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Emmanuel Kao set the 4×4 single national record: 21.37.

Two wins
Emmanuel Kao — 5×5, 6×6
0.41s
closest final — 3×3, Ng Yong Teng over Tee Kai Yang
64
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ng Yong Teng5.667.38
2×2Nigel Phang1.021.18
4×4Tee Kai Yang23.1625.99
5×5Emmanuel Kao42.2847.76
6×6Emmanuel Kao1:16.641:17.71
7×7Anyu Zhang (张安宇)1:43.621:52.46
MegaminxTristan Chua Yong26.6129.28

The PB harvest

64 set · 11 still standing
  • Anyu Zhang (张安宇) — 7×7 single 1:43.62: into the top 0.11% of the event's history.
  • Beth Lee — 3×3 single 6.32: into the top 0.7% of the event's history.
  • Tee Kai Long — 3×3 single 6.71: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Ng — 6×6 single 1:25.87: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
  • Ng Mun Hin — 6×6 single 2:10.20: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
  • Xavier Bek — 3×3 single 12.75: into the top 16.6% of the event's history.
  • Remi Siew Pei Ting — 4×4 single 46.18: into the top 19.8% of the event's history.
  • Remi Siew Pei Ting — 2×2 single 3.82: into the top 24.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

62 competitors · 301 results · 7 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. Ng Yong Teng won it with a 7.38 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

62 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.