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Chaozhou Open 2017

Chaozhou, Guangdong · 18 June 2017 · 6 events · 53 competitors · 40 personal bests

Mulun Yin (阴目仑) won the 3×3 with a 8.56 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Yuyang Zhen (甄禹扬) by 0.35 seconds. 53 competitors produced 40 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Zhaoyang Hong (洪兆阳) took a Skewb single of 12.91 down to 3.45, 73 percent better in one day.

6
events decided
0.35s
closest final — 2×2, Yuyang Zhen (甄禹扬) over Weixing Zhang (张炜星)
40
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mulun Yin (阴目仑)7.628.56
2×2Yuyang Zhen (甄禹扬)2.172.64
5×5Weixing Zhang (张炜星)57.1559.63
3×3 Fewest MovesMaosheng Chen (陈茂盛)32 moves
SkewbMo Ji (季默)3.845.39
Square-1Ziyuan Lin (林子源)11.3813.72

The PB harvest

40 set · 14 still standing

First-timers

19 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

53 competitors · 298 results · 6 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. Mulun Yin (阴目仑) won it with a 8.56 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

53 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.