Competitions · China

Guangdong Open 2014

Guangzhou, Guangdong · 1 October 2014 · 18 events · 236 competitors · 222 personal bests

Kaijun Lin (林恺俊) won three of the 18 events (3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Weixing Zhang (张炜星) by 0.53 seconds. 236 competitors produced 222 personal bests, 57 of which still stand today, and 105 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Kaijun Lin (林恺俊) set the 3×3 blindfolded average world record: 27.74.

Three wins

Kaijun Lin (林恺俊) — 3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind

0.53s

closest final — 3×3, Weixing Zhang (张炜星) over Kailong Li (李开隆)

222

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Weixing Zhang (张炜星)	8.75	9.27
2×2	Qingbin Chen (陈庆斌)	2.33	2.63
4×4	Weixing Zhang (张炜星)	34.21	34.47
5×5	Kailong Li (李开隆)	1:06.10	1:08.20
6×6	Kam Chor Kin (甘楚健)	2:15.72	2:24.15
7×7	Kam Chor Kin (甘楚健)	2:58.03	3:01.23
3×3 blindfolded	Kaijun Lin (林恺俊)	26.11	27.74
3×3 Fewest Moves	Zijian Chen (陈梓键)	30 moves	33.33
3×3 one-handed	Jiayu Wang (王佳宇)	14.75	15.81
Clock	Yihong Wang (王逸鸿)	7.38	7.82
Megaminx	Jiaxi Ye (叶佳希)	1:15.72	1:18.98
Pyraminx	Yi Wang (王旖)	3.13	4.44
Skewb	Yihao Zhao (赵羿皓)	4.35	5.46
Square-1	Ruzhen Ye (叶儒臻)	12.36	14.56
4×4 blindfolded	Kaijun Lin (林恺俊)	3:01.49	—
5×5 blindfolded	Chunyu Zhang (张春雨)	17:47.00	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Kaijun Lin (林恺俊)	17 of 23 cubes · 52:42	—
3×3 with feet	Jianyu Que (阙剑宇)	38.18	46.88

The PB harvest

222 set · 57 still standing

Ruzhen Ye (叶儒臻) — Square-1 single 8.63: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Kevin Chau Ka Wai (周嘉偉) — 3×3 single 8.90: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
Jiacheng Peng (彭家诚) — Skewb single 3.02: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
Xiao Hu (胡霄) — 3×3 single 9.46: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
Chenxuan Su (苏宸轩) — 3×3 one-handed single 14.81: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
Jianheng Qiu (邱健恒) — 3×3 single 10.44: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
Yihao Zhao (赵羿皓) — 2×2 single 2.55: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
Bo Huang (黄镈) — Skewb single 3.95: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

105 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

15 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

236 competitors · 1174 results · 18 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. Weixing Zhang (张炜星) won it with a 9.27 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

236 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.