Competitions · China

Hangzhou Open 2019

Hangzhou, Zhejiang · 18 May 2019 · 12 events · 151 competitors · 169 personal bests

Qiyu Zhang (张淇奥) won three of the twelve events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) by 0.20 seconds. 151 competitors produced 169 personal bests, 63 of which still stand today, and 44 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Lüjian Guo (郭吕建) took a Pyraminx single of 14.69 down to 4.03, 73 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Qiyu Zhang (张淇奥) — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx

0.20s

closest final — Skewb, Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) over Xuanwei Liang (梁轩玮)

169

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ruihang Xu (许瑞航)	6.61	7.75
2×2	Qiyu Zhang (张淇奥)	1.14	1.48
4×4	Xuming Wang (王旭明)	28.56	31.93
5×5	Xuming Wang (王旭明)	49.86	57.12
7×7	Xuming Wang (王旭明)	2:33.79	2:35.70
3×3 blindfolded	Shenghai Fang (方胜海)	49.70	—
3×3 one-handed	Qiyu Zhang (张淇奥)	8.97	13.56
Clock	Tairan Zhong (钟泰然)	4.71	5.33
Megaminx	Xulang Li (黎旭朗)	53.69	57.99
Pyraminx	Qiyu Zhang (张淇奥)	2.36	2.99
Skewb	Zhiyuan Ma (马之元)	3.23	3.92
Square-1	Cong Wen (文聪)	8.41	10.75

The PB harvest

169 set · 63 still standing

Qiyu Zhang (张淇奥) — 3×3 single 5.30: into the top 0.19% of the event's history.
Zhenyang Liu (刘振洋) — 3×3 single 8.14: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Zhenyang Liu (刘振洋) — 3×3 one-handed single 12.16: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Cong Wen (文聪) — Square-1 single 8.41: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
Xuanwei Liang (梁轩玮) — 3×3 single 8.85: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Lüjian Guo (郭吕建) — Pyraminx single 4.03: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
Hanlin Lin (林瀚林) — 2×2 single 2.66: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
Zheng Xu (许峥) — 3×3 single 11.03: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

44 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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

151 competitors · 723 results · 12 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. Ruihang Xu (许瑞航) won it with a 7.75 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

151 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.