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Cube Elite Union Cafe 2014

Shanghai · 6 December 2014 · 8 events · 58 competitors · 57 personal bests

Lin Chen (陈霖) won two of the eight events (3×3, 5×5) and the closest final was the Megaminx, won by Yiwei Wang (王祎玮) by 0.11 seconds. 58 competitors produced 57 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) set the 3×3 single continental record: 5.81.

Two wins
Lin Chen (陈霖) — 3×3, 5×5
0.11s
closest final — Megaminx, Yiwei Wang (王祎玮) over Yi Wang (王旖)
57
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Lin Chen (陈霖)8.989.51
2×2Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪)1.722.72
4×4Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪)34.1039.23
5×5Lin Chen (陈霖)1:11.071:15.58
3×3 blindfoldedJiawen Wu (吴嘉文)1:01.701:19.87
ClockChenwei Li (李琛炜)6.668.55
MegaminxYiwei Wang (王祎玮)1:20.781:22.49
SkewbYihao Zhao (赵羿皓)3.605.31

The PB harvest

57 set · 23 still standing

First-timers

13 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

58 competitors · 246 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. Lin Chen (陈霖) won it with a 9.51 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

58 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.