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Guilin Open 2021

Guilin, Guangxi · 16 May 2021 · 7 events · 106 competitors · 94 personal bests

Xinyun Chen (陈新运) won two of the seven events (2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Xinyun Chen (陈新运) by 0.03 seconds. 106 competitors produced 94 personal bests, 60 of which still stand today, and 28 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Bowen Xiao (肖博文) set the 3×3 blindfolded single continental record: 17.49.

Two wins
Xinyun Chen (陈新运) — 2×2, Skewb
0.03s
closest final — 2×2, Xinyun Chen (陈新运) over Hua Huang (黄华)
94
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Zixuan Yang (杨子轩)5.437.08
2×2Xinyun Chen (陈新运)1.822.28
4×4Hua Huang (黄华)24.2726.48
3×3 blindfoldedKaijun Lin (林恺俊)17.57
3×3 one-handedTao Wen (温韬)11.0611.47
PyraminxZhiyi Lin (林之逸)1.692.76
SkewbXinyun Chen (陈新运)3.634.45

The PB harvest

94 set · 60 still standing

First-timers

28 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,438 people who made their debut in 2021. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

106 competitors · 434 results · 7 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. Zixuan Yang (杨子轩) won it with a 7.08 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

106 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.