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Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition 2016

Singapore · 20 February 2016 · 18 events · 199 competitors · 189 personal bests

Shantanu Modak won three of the 18 events (2×2, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Shantanu Modak by 0.01 seconds. 199 competitors produced 189 personal bests, 52 of which still stand today, and 109 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Shantanu Modak set the 4×4 blindfolded single national record: 9:27.59.

Three wins
Shantanu Modak — 2×2, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded
0.01s
closest final — 2×2, Shantanu Modak over Isaac Wong Chang Man
189
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh8.689.12
2×2Shantanu Modak2.303.63
4×4Ivan Lew Yi Wen (刘义文)33.5237.10
5×5Ivan Lew Yi Wen (刘义文)1:08.031:11.19
6×6Wong Chong Wen (黄崇文)2:15.162:20.58
7×7Ivan Lew Yi Wen (刘义文)3:25.063:29.97
3×3 blindfoldedSimon Lim (林少秋)47.21—
3×3 Fewest MovesChang Hong Liang (张泓量)32 moves35.00
3×3 one-handedDaryl Tan Hong An15.0216.49
ClockNathaniel Berg6.467.65
MegaminxJacky Koo Chun Ki (顧俊祺)49.4754.33
PyraminxRiadi Arsandi3.114.35
SkewbNathaniel Berg4.305.88
Square-1Ng Jian Je (方健泽)14.4017.95
4×4 blindfoldedShantanu Modak9:27.59—
5×5 blindfoldedShantanu Modak26:47.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindSimon Lim (林少秋)11 of 14 cubes · 1:00:00—
3×3 with feetRiadi Arsandi1:11.531:36.87

The PB harvest

189 set · 52 still standing
  • Foo Yan Xiu — 2×2 single 1.66: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
  • Achmad Rizki Zakaria — 2×2 single 1.78: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Jacky Koo Chun Ki (顧俊祺) — Pyraminx single 3.11: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Blake Bullwinkel — 2×2 single 2.18: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Jennifer Lee Wei Ling — Pyraminx single 3.69: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Ken Hayashi — 3×3 single 9.86: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
  • Ken Hayashi — 2×2 single 2.56: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
  • Tan Ze Jian — Pyraminx single 5.30: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

109 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

26 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

199 competitors · 798 results · 18 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. Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh won it with a 9.12 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

199 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.