Competitions · China

Cube of Odd Numbers 2016

Zhengzhou,Henan · 18 June 2016 · 9 events · 179 competitors · 83 personal bests

Kaijun Lin (林恺俊) won four of the nine events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Fubo Wang (王富博) by 1.37 seconds. 179 competitors produced 83 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and 104 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Ziheng Ma (马子恒) set the 3×3 Fewest Moves single continental record: 20 moves.

Four wins

Kaijun Lin (林恺俊) — 3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind

1.37s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Fubo Wang (王富博) over Bo Wang (王擘)

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kaijun Lin (林恺俊)	7.69	8.58
5×5	Fubo Wang (王富博)	1:09.42	1:15.64
7×7	Ziheng Ma (马子恒)	3:25.59	3:34.36
3×3 blindfolded	Kaijun Lin (林恺俊)	22.64	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Jiejie Du (杜杰杰)	22 moves	26.33
3×3 one-handed	Fubo Wang (王富博)	14.26	14.88
5×5 blindfolded	Kaijun Lin (林恺俊)	6:07.13	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Kaijun Lin (林恺俊)	29 of 32 cubes · 51:35	—
3×3 with feet	Zijia Feng (冯子甲)	51.36	54.15

The PB harvest

83 set · 29 still standing

Ziheng Ma (马子恒) — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 20 moves: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
Jiejie Du (杜杰杰) — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 22 moves: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Fubo Wang (王富博) — 3×3 one-handed single 12.18: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Ziheng Ma (马子恒) — 3×3 one-handed single 14.89: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
Renkui Si (司人魁) — 3×3 one-handed single 15.83: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
Zhijun Li (李芷筠) — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 28 moves: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
Gen Li (李根) — 5×5 single 1:15.74: into the top 15.9% of the event's history.
Renkui Si (司人魁) — 3×3 single 13.25: into the top 18.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

104 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

179 competitors · 415 results · 9 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. Kaijun Lin (林恺俊) won it with a 8.58 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

179 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.