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Guilin Open 2017

Guilin, Guangxi · 29 October 2017 · 6 events · 70 competitors · 39 personal bests

Kaijun Lin (林恺俊) won two of the six events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Jiawei Wu (伍嘉维) by 0.35 seconds. 70 competitors produced 39 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 37 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Minshu Bi (闭敏舒) took a 2×2 single of 12.08 down to 6.40, 47 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Kaijun Lin (林恺俊) — 3×3, 3×3 blindfolded
0.35s
closest final — Pyraminx, Jiawei Wu (伍嘉维) over Zian Song (宋子安)
39
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kaijun Lin (林恺俊)7.898.22
2×2Jiawei Wu (伍嘉维)3.083.99
4×4Kai Su (苏锴)35.8741.38
3×3 blindfoldedKaijun Lin (林恺俊)23.40
3×3 one-handedYuhao Deng (邓宇豪)14.0014.52
PyraminxJiawei Wu (伍嘉维)3.284.60

The PB harvest

39 set · 16 still standing

First-timers

37 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. 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

70 competitors · 286 results · 6 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 8.22 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

70 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.