Competitions · China

Fushun Open 2018

Fushun, Liaoning · 28 January 2018 · 9 events · 114 competitors · 139 personal bests

Sheng Cao (曹晟) won three of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Hang Zhou (周航) by 0.18 seconds. 114 competitors produced 139 personal bests, 40 of which still stand today, and 36 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Zongyang Li (李宗阳) set the Skewb average continental record: 2.78.

Three wins

Sheng Cao (曹晟) — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded

0.18s

closest final — Pyraminx, Hang Zhou (周航) over Yimo Li (李羿默)

139

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Sheng Cao (曹晟)	8.81	9.29
2×2	Sheng Cao (曹晟)	2.69	2.88
4×4	Xuming Wang (王旭明)	29.43	32.63
5×5	Xuming Wang (王旭明)	55.70	59.88
6×6	Anyu Zhang (张安宇)	1:45.53	1:46.57
3×3 blindfolded	Sheng Cao (曹晟)	36.76	—
Megaminx	Tianlang Han (韩天朗)	48.03	51.63
Pyraminx	Hang Zhou (周航)	5.20	5.74
Skewb	Zongyang Li (李宗阳)	2.32	2.78

The PB harvest

139 set · 40 still standing

Yuhang Zhang (张宇航) — Pyraminx single 3.46: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
Mo Xue (薛墨) — 3×3 single 9.39: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
Ziyang Xu (徐子洋) — 3×3 single 10.07: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
Chunxiao Li (李春啸) — Skewb single 3.79: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
Xiangtian Gu (顾翔天) — 4×4 single 39.54: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
Tianlang Han (韩天朗) — 3×3 blindfolded single 56.84: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
Yexiang Lu (鲁业翔) — 3×3 single 11.70: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
Yao Hui (惠瑶) — 2×2 single 3.03: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

36 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

114 competitors · 541 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. Sheng Cao (曹晟) won it with a 9.29 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

114 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.