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Padua brothers at the STEM Cube Open Penang 2023

Three students from Victory Christian International School joined the competition

Published Jun 2, 2023 11:33 am
Ian and Chris Padua group picture with Pyraminx finalists
Last Sunday, May 28, 2023, three students from Victory Christian International School competed at the STEM Cube Open Penang 2023 held in Aeon Mall at Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia. The incoming grade eight students, Mathe Christian Raphael “Ian” G. Padua and Mathe Ryan Christopher “Chris” G. Padua, along with the incoming grade four student Roy Christoff “Toff” G. Padua, competed in several World Cubing Association (WCA) sanctioned events, including 3x3, 2x2, Skewb, 3x3 one-handed, and Pyraminx. Here are the results.

• Mathe Christian “Ian” Padua

    - 3x3 average time: 10.02 seconds (personal record); single attempt: 8.09 seconds (personal record)     - 2x2 average time: 3.84 seconds; single attempt: 2.92 seconds     - 3x3 one-handed average time: 28.26 seconds; single attempt: 22.37 seconds (personal record)     - Pyraminx average time: 7.33 seconds; single attempt: 5.80 seconds     - Skewb average time: 18.01 seconds(personal record); single attempt: 12.42 seconds (personal record)

• Mathe Ryan Chistopher “Chris” Padua

    - 3x3 average time: 16.63 seconds (personal record); single attempt: 13.0 seconds     - 2x2 average time: 4.17 seconds (personal record); single attempt: 2.56 seconds (personal record)     - 3x3 one-handed average time: 42.26 seconds (personal record); single attempt: 33.81 seconds (personal record)     - Pyraminx average time: 6.30 seconds; single attempt: 3.48 seconds (personal record)     - Skewb average time: 12.64 seconds (personal record); single attempt: 10.49 seconds • Roy Christoff “Toff” Padua     - 3x3 average time: 45.46 seconds (personal record); single attempt: 39.80 seconds (personal record)     - 2x2 average time: 17.83 seconds; single attempt: 15.38 seconds     - 3x3 one-handed single attempt: 1:17.24 seconds (personal record)     - Pyraminx average time: 21.87 seconds (personal record); single attempt: 16.34 seconds Ian, Chris, and Toff group picture
Chris and Ian Padua clinched the 11th and 12th spots for the Pyraminx finals, while Ian snatched 10th spot for the 3x3 finals. This competition marks the first international WCA sanctioned open the Padua brothers participated in since Ian and Chris started joining WCA competitions last November 2022 and more recently for Toff, who joined only last April 2023. With these notches on their belts, certainly the Padua brothers will add more as they compete in future WCA events.

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