Competitions · Philippines

ValenZheng Cube Open 2018

Valenzuela City, Metro Manila · 2 June 2018 · 6 events · 67 competitors · 80 personal bests

Moses Elijah San Pascual won the 3×3 with a 8.35 and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Justin Andrew Dee by 0.01 seconds. 67 competitors produced 80 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Nathaniel Ortega set the 3×3 one-handed average national record: 12.91.

events decided

0.01s

closest final — Pyraminx, Justin Andrew Dee over Craig Luke Jimeno

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Moses Elijah San Pascual	6.41	8.35
2×2	Brenton Angelo Lo Wong	2.12	3.41
4×4	Jaden Lim	31.32	32.99
5×5	Richmond Mico Rigor	54.81	1:03.54
3×3 one-handed	Nathaniel Ortega	12.50	12.91
Pyraminx	Justin Andrew Dee	3.05	4.01

The PB harvest

80 set · 12 still standing

Moses Elijah San Pascual — 3×3 single 6.41: into the top 0.78% of the event's history.
Justin Andrew Dee — 3×3 single 6.55: into the top 0.9% of the event's history.
Simon Lim (林少秋) — 4×4 single 29.63: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Lester Noah Lozano — 2×2 single 2.37: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
Darren Aedrian Carreon — 2×2 single 2.74: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
Enzo De Guzman — 2×2 single 2.85: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
Nikole John Dela Rosa — Pyraminx single 5.01: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
Jhon Mark C. Sumalacay — 2×2 single 3.04: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

67 competitors · 300 results · 6 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. Moses Elijah San Pascual won it with a 8.35 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

67 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.