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Beijing Autumn 2014

Beijing · 13 September 2014 · 8 events · 37 competitors · 32 personal bests

Tianyu Xiong (熊天煜) won two of the eight events (2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Hang Li (李航) by 0.11 seconds. 37 competitors produced 32 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Baiqiang Dong (董百强) took a Pyraminx single of 9.08 down to 4.51, 50 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Tianyu Xiong (熊天煜) — 2×2, 4×4
0.11s
closest final — 3×3, Hang Li (李航) over Huixuan Shi (施慧轩)
32
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Hang Li (李航)9.7912.78
2×2Tianyu Xiong (熊天煜)3.234.11
4×4Tianyu Xiong (熊天煜)46.7951.01
3×3 blindfoldedYuxin Wang (王宇欣)36.74
3×3 one-handedHongye Sun (孙虹烨)16.4418.57
MegaminxXinrui Li (李昕蕊)1:09.761:13.98
PyraminxHao Xu (徐豪)3.036.94
SkewbHao Xu (徐豪)5.147.50

The PB harvest

32 set · 10 still standing

First-timers

Twelve people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

37 competitors · 194 results · 8 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. Hang Li (李航) won it with a 12.78 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

37 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.