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Dalian Open 2015

Dalian, Liaoning province · 25 January 2015 · 5 events · 52 competitors · 6 personal bests

Guanchen Zhou (周冠辰) won two of the five events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Guanchen Zhou (周冠辰) by 0.67 seconds. 52 competitors produced 6 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and 47 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Zhipeng Zhao (赵志鹏) took a Skewb single of 27.53 down to 9.87, 64 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Guanchen Zhou (周冠辰) — 3×3, 2×2
0.67s
closest final — 2×2, Guanchen Zhou (周冠辰) over Deyang Wang (王德阳)
6
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Guanchen Zhou (周冠辰)11.7913.48
2×2Guanchen Zhou (周冠辰)3.554.98
4×4Deyang Wang (王德阳)51.7055.01
PyraminxDeyang Wang (王德阳)4.008.12
SkewbZongyang Li (李宗阳)5.446.36

The PB harvest

6 set · 4 still standing

First-timers

47 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. 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

52 competitors · 144 results · 5 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. Guanchen Zhou (周冠辰) won it with a 13.48 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

52 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.