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Tagum City Open 2017

Tagum · 24 June 2017 · 12 events · 101 competitors · 131 personal bests

Albert Philip Bulao won two of the twelve events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Clyde Dencer Tutor by 0.16 seconds. 101 competitors produced 131 personal bests, 55 of which still stand today, and 41 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Clyde Dencer Tutor set the Megaminx single national record: 48.21.

Two wins
Albert Philip Bulao — 4×4, 5×5
0.16s
closest final — Square-1, Clyde Dencer Tutor over John Loyd Pillo
131
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Lance Bastien Loy9.129.69
2×2Lester Doyugan Jr.2.543.16
4×4Albert Philip Bulao38.3942.20
5×5Albert Philip Bulao1:14.491:18.42
3×3 blindfoldedMarlente Baloro Jr.50.74—
3×3 one-handedRenz Alexander Lumban12.8214.79
MegaminxClyde Dencer Tutor48.2152.68
PyraminxJustin John Navarro3.994.53
SkewbAvell Bathala Dela Cruz3.684.09
Square-1Clyde Dencer Tutor16.5218.72
3×3 Multi-BlindMarlente Baloro Jr.11 of 13 cubes · 53:01—
3×3 with feetEdgar Elevado Jr.38.8442.12

The PB harvest

131 set · 55 still standing
  • Justin John Navarro — Skewb single 2.95: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Gil Dadula — 3×3 single 9.79: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
  • Denielle Faith Bicbic — 3×3 one-handed single 15.08: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
  • Avell Bathala Dela Cruz — 2×2 single 2.51: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
  • Jasper Baguio — 3×3 one-handed single 15.76: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
  • Vincent Macalino — 3×3 single 10.98: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
  • Jovito Miguel Regalado — 3×3 one-handed single 16.37: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
  • Mel Andre Tano — 3×3 single 11.32: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

41 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

101 competitors · 457 results · 12 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. Lance Bastien Loy won it with a 9.69 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

101 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.