Competitions · Philippines

Spooky Turn 'N Solve Valenzuela 2024

City of Valenzuela, Philippines · 3 November 2024 · 9 events · 42 competitors · 33 personal bests

Carl Ashley Cortes won three of the nine events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Mharr Justhinne Ampong by 0.06 seconds. 42 competitors produced 33 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Juan Carlos Bautista took a 4×4 single of 1:08.50 down to 46.47, 32 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Carl Ashley Cortes — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.06s

closest final — Skewb, Mharr Justhinne Ampong over Niño Francis S. Reyes

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Carl Ashley Cortes	6.94	7.21
2×2	Juan Miguel Y. Magallanes	1.40	1.75
4×4	Carl Ashley Cortes	30.71	32.90
3×3 blindfolded	John Axel B. Gordo	22.38	26.36
3×3 one-handed	Carl Ashley Cortes	11.82	13.30
Clock	Kyle Capiral	5.11	6.05
Megaminx	Nicole Jnus Macalalad	33.98	38.90
Pyraminx	Stephen Mark V. Mariñas	2.33	2.89
Skewb	Mharr Justhinne Ampong	3.93	5.84

The PB harvest

33 set · 12 still standing

Craig Luke Jimeno — Pyraminx single 1.99: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Lawrence Benedict N. Sison — 3×3 single 7.72: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
Gibran Kwan — 3×3 single 7.96: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
Aaron Yuzon — 3×3 single 8.39: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Earl Bien D. Celestino — Pyraminx single 3.16: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Mharr Justhinne Ampong — 3×3 one-handed single 12.94: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
Japhine Laurice E. Bigalbal — 3×3 single 13.30: into the top 18.5% of the event's history.
John Robert Tayactac — 2×2 single 3.42: into the top 19.2% 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

42 competitors · 233 results · 9 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. Carl Ashley Cortes won it with a 7.21 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

42 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.