Competitions · Malaysia

STEM Cube Open Penang 2019

Bukit Mertajam, Penang · 30 November 2019 · 8 events · 97 competitors · 71 personal bests

Tee Kai Yang won three of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Ang Chin Xiang by 0.07 seconds. 97 competitors produced 71 personal bests, 36 of which still stand today, and 53 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Tan Zheng Hwang took a 2×2 single of 7.35 down to 3.28, 55 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Tee Kai Yang — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.07s

closest final — Skewb, Ang Chin Xiang over Yap Di Sheng

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Tee Kai Yang	6.75	7.61
2×2	Tan Yong Jie	2.73	3.56
4×4	Tee Kai Yang	27.34	31.10
5×5	Ang Chin Xiang	1:03.53	1:05.61
3×3 one-handed	Tee Kai Yang	10.40	11.35
Megaminx	Darren Siew Ee Yaang (蕭奕暘)	40.02	46.29
Pyraminx	Lim Chun Yik (林峻毅)	1.88	3.10
Skewb	Ang Chin Xiang	2.79	3.99

The PB harvest

71 set · 36 still standing

Tan Yong Jie — 4×4 single 34.73: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
Tan Yong Jie — Megaminx single 54.91: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
Jason Lui Yong Jian — 3×3 single 10.21: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
Lee Wen Song — 3×3 single 10.52: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
Lim Chuen Tek — 3×3 one-handed single 15.74: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
Lee Wen Song — 4×4 single 38.31: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
Go Jun Yi — 3×3 single 11.09: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
Liew Wei Hong — 3×3 single 11.49: into the top 12.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

53 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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

97 competitors · 363 results · 8 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. Tee Kai Yang won it with a 7.61 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

97 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.