SM Manila Speedcubing Warm-Up 2025


Date
Jun 14, 2025
City
City of Manila, Philippines
Venue

SM City Manila

Address
HXRM+4G2, Natividad Almeda-Lopez corner A. Villegas and, San Marcelino St, Ermita, Manila, Metro Manila
Details

Activity Center

Contact

Cubers and Friends Organizing Team

Organizers
Aaliyah Faith M. Albelda, Arianna V. Mueda, Isabelle Mandap, and Jansen Alvarez
WCA Delegate
Yuji Yoshida
Download all the competition's details as PDF here.
Information

Welcome to SM Manila Speedcubing Warm-up 2025! This competition features the events 3x3, 4x4, 5x5 3x3 One-handed, 3x3 Blindfolded, 3x3 Multi-blind, and Clock with 3x3 as the main event.

We encourage reading through all information tabs to be properly informed of additional information and requirements needed for registration and competing.

This competition is hosted by Cubers and Friends, a private organization of Filipino Cubers dedicated to crafting competitive experiences.

Events
Main event
Competitors
67
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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Create a WCA account here if you don't have one.
If this is not your first competition, associate your WCA ID to your WCA account here.
Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 80 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is ₱450 (Philippine Peso).
Registration fees won't be refunded under any circumstance.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until by contacting the organization team.
On the spot registrations will be accepted if there are remaining spots available, with a base registration fee of ₱550 (Philippine Peso).


Early Bird Registration Fee: PHP 350.00 base registration for 4 events, Additional PHP 50.00 per event - FOR FIRST 10 PARTICIPANTS

Regular Registration Fee: PHP 450.00 base registration for 4 events, Additional PHP 50.00 per event

WALK-IN Registration Fee: PHP 550.00 base registration for 4 events, Additional PHP 50.00 per event

Please see the Payment Details tab for more details.

Highlights
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Leo Borromeo won with an average of 5.92 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Toby Litiatco finished second (5.99) and Brenton Angelo Lo Wong finished third (6.48).

Asian records: Karl Abarquez‎ Clock 3.07 (average).

Event Name Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Leo Borromeo 4.73 5.92 Philippines 6.076.284.735.795.91
4x4x4 Cube Leo Borromeo 22.24 24.23 Philippines 22.7623.4126.5226.5122.24
5x5x5 Cube Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc 38.61 45.32 Philippines 43.0338.6148.2544.6950.23
3x3x3 Blindfolded John Axel B. Gordo 21.25 DNF Philippines 21.25DNFDNF
3x3x3 One-Handed Maverick Sua 8.93 11.71 Philippines 8.9315.0712.7811.3910.95
Clock Karl Abarquez 2.71 3.07 AsR Philippines 2.823.082.714.513.32
3x3x3 Multi-Blind John Axel B. Gordo 40/51 1:00:02 Philippines 40/51 1:00:02

Early Bird Registration Fee: PHP 350.00 base registration for 4 events, Additional PHP 50.00 per event - FOR FIRST 10 PARTICIPANTS ONLY

Regular Registration Fee: PHP 450.00 base registration for 4 events, Additional PHP 50.00 per event

WALK-IN Registration Fee: PHP 550.00 base registration for 4 events, Additional PHP 50.00 per event

The registration fee will cover the following:

• Certificate of Participation
• Hand-Warmers

Payment Method:
Slots are secured via payment-first system. You may pay for your registration fees via:

GCash Express Send
Account Name: Jansen S. Alvarez
Account Number: 09175030556

Paypal
Will incur an additional PHP 50 for convenience fee
Account Name: Jansen Alvarez
Account Username: 2018alva16

FOR FOREIGN COMPETITORS

Registration payments may be paid by competitors travelling from other countries through cash until the day of the competition with an advance notice with proof of travel at least two weeks before the competition in order to fully secure the registration slot. Please contact the Cubers and Friends Organizing Team regarding the payment and registration, or if you wish to pay through another preferred method of payment.

Please indicate the name of competitor, and events registered or number of events registered in the message tab in the GCash app before sending payment, and send the receipt of payment to the Cubers and Friends Organizing Team through e-mail at cubersandfriends.org@gmail.com. Failing to confirm your registration payments through e-mail will render your registration null, void, and non-refundable.

However, registration payments paid within a grace period of 48 HOURS after registration slots are filled may be refunded, else the NO-REFUND policy applies henceforth.

Travel Guide to SM City Manila, Manila:

For Commuters:

Train

From LRT 1
* Ride a train to LRT 1 - Central Terminal
* Walk to SM City Manila

From LRT 2
* Ride a train to LRT 2 - Recto
* Transfer to LRT 1 - Doroteo Jose
* Follow the procedure for LRT 1

From MRT 3
* Ride a train to LRT 1 - EDSA Station
* Follow the procedure for LRT 1

From Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX)
* Follow the procedure for LRT 1

From Bonifacio Global City:
* Ride a BGC Bus to MRT 3 - Ayala Station
* Follow the procedure for MRT 3

Ride-Hailing Services:
* Grab
* inDrive

Motorcycle Taxi
* Angkas
* Joyride
* Move It

For the latest updates and announcements regarding the event, please visit the official Facebook page of the Philippine Cubers Association, and the official Facebook page of Cubers and Friends.

You can also join the official facebook community group of the PCA by clicking here.

Is there an age limit to compete?
-None! Everyone is welcome to compete regardless of age

Should I bring my own timer?
-No need to! Just bring yourself and your cube, as competitors are expected to use their own puzzles in competition

What is the time limit?
-the time limit for 3x3 is ten (10) minutes. You may refer to the website regarding time limits for all other events.

When does registration end?
-Registration ends on May 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM GMT+8, or when the eighty (80) competitor limit is reached. Waitlisted competitors may be admitted until June 7, 2025.

Do you accept walk-in registration?
-Walk-in registrations are accepted. However, you may add events until competition day.

Do you accept refunds?
-Registration fees are NON-REFUNDABLE under any circumstance, including when removing or deleting events from registration. However, registration payments paid within a grace period of 48 HOURS after registration slots are filled may be refunded, else the NO-REFUND policy applies henceforth.

How many people are we allowed to bring with us
-There is no limitations to how many people you may bring.

Can I sign up for more than 1 event
-Yes, you can sign up for more than 1 event, given that you pay for the extra events that you would like to add that are not covered by the base registration.

Time limit

If you reach the time limit during your solve, the judge will stop you and your result will be DNF (see Regulation A1a4).
A cumulative time limit may be enforced (see Regulation A1a2).

Cutoff

The result to beat to proceed to the second phase of a cutoff round (see Regulation 9g).

Format

The format describes how to determine the ranking of competitors based on their results. The list of allowed formats per event is described in Regulation 9b. See Regulation 9f for a description of each format.

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