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Vietnam Championship 2023

Ho Chi Minh City · 14 July 2023 · 13 events · 248 competitors · 305 personal bests

Ruihang Xu (许瑞航) won four of the 13 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Lingkun Jiang (姜凌坤) by 0.02 seconds. 248 competitors produced 305 personal bests, 96 of which still stand today, and 96 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Lê Đức Duy Khoa set the 2×2 single national record: 1.25.

Four wins
Ruihang Xu (许瑞航) — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.02s
closest final — Pyraminx, Lingkun Jiang (姜凌坤) over Ruihang Xu (许瑞航)
305
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ruihang Xu (许瑞航)4.695.31
2×2Ruihang Xu (许瑞航)1.241.69
4×4Ruihang Xu (许瑞航)19.8825.90
5×5Daryl Tan Hong An45.4950.87
7×7Lim Hung (林弘)1:55.362:03.26
3×3 Fewest MovesNguyễn Duy Sơn28 moves—
3×3 one-handedRuihang Xu (许瑞航)8.6110.45
ClockMai Đức Hòa4.915.76
MegaminxIvan Lew Yi Wen (刘义文)44.7346.57
PyraminxLingkun Jiang (姜凌坤)1.672.31
SkewbYening Liu (刘烨宁)1.973.27
Square-1Anukun Supcharoenkun (อนุกูล ทรัพย์เจริญกุล)8.3511.09
3×3 Multi-BlindYucheng Chen (陈裕铖)48 of 59 cubes · 59:19—

The PB harvest

305 set · 96 still standing

First-timers

96 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

248 competitors · 1507 results · 13 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. Ruihang Xu (许瑞航) won it with a 5.31 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

248 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.