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Competitions · China

Changsha Xiangmo 2017

Changsha, Hunan · 6 May 2017 · 7 events · 81 competitors · 53 personal bests

Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) won two of the seven events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Dawei Xu (徐大卫) by 0.02 seconds. 81 competitors produced 53 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and 36 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Liuqing Yang (杨柳青) took a Skewb single of 24.80 down to 6.71, 73 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
0.02s
closest final — 4×4, Dawei Xu (徐大卫) over Jiayu Wang (王佳宇)
53
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jiayu Wang (王佳宇)7.238.31
2×2Yuyang Zhen (甄禹扬)1.262.21
4×4Dawei Xu (徐大卫)33.6136.07
3×3 blindfoldedXin Tang (唐薪)41.66
3×3 one-handedJiayu Wang (王佳宇)11.6713.29
PyraminxSheng Cao (曹晟)3.834.51
SkewbSheng Cao (曹晟)3.915.95

The PB harvest

53 set · 15 still standing

First-timers

36 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. 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

81 competitors · 356 results · 7 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. Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) won it with a 8.31 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

81 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.