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Changsha Open 2011

Changsha, Hunan Province · 27 November 2011 · 10 events · 41 competitors · 35 personal bests

Nipat Charoenpholphant (นิพัฒน์ เจริญพลพันธุ์) won seven of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Nipat Charoenpholphant (นิพัฒน์ เจริญพลพันธุ์) by 0.07 seconds. 41 competitors produced 35 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Bingliang Li (李炳良) set the Square-1 average world record: 11.33.

Seven wins
Nipat Charoenpholphant (นิพัฒน์ เจริญพลพันธุ์) — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Magic
0.07s
closest final — Magic, Nipat Charoenpholphant (นิพัฒน์ เจริญพลพันธุ์) over Xiao Liu (刘潇)
35
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

The PB harvest

35 set · 14 still standing

First-timers

20 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,302 people who made their debut in 2011. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

41 competitors · 185 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

41 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.