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Hefei Spring 2014

Hefei · 1 May 2014 · 18 events · 85 competitors · 123 personal bests

Lin Chen (陈霖) won five of the 18 events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Lin Chen (陈霖) by 0.05 seconds. 85 competitors produced 123 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Yongting You (尤永庭) set the 4×4 average national record: 33.35.

Five wins
Lin Chen (陈霖) — 3×3, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed
0.05s
closest final — 3×3, Lin Chen (陈霖) over Yongting You (尤永庭)
123
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Lin Chen (陈霖)9.2010.41
2×2Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪)2.022.50
4×4Yongting You (尤永庭)28.5533.35
5×5Lin Chen (陈霖)1:05.631:11.82
6×6Lin Chen (陈霖)2:07.942:08.32
7×7Lin Chen (陈霖)2:52.663:03.70
3×3 blindfoldedChen Zhu (朱晨)49.88
3×3 Fewest MovesChunyu Zhang (张春雨)35 moves
3×3 one-handedLin Chen (陈霖)13.6615.45
ClockJunyan Wu (吴俊彦)7.899.18
MegaminxLu Wang (王璐)1:12.151:24.27
PyraminxYulun Wu (吴宇伦)3.394.17
SkewbYihao Zhao (赵羿皓)5.108.31
Square-1Ziyuan Lin (林子源)12.9216.33
4×4 blindfoldedChunyu Zhang (张春雨)7:06.13
5×5 blindfoldedQirun Zhong (钟奇润)29:35.00
3×3 Multi-BlindYinghao Wang (王鹰豪)6 of 6 cubes · 55:28
3×3 with feetXiaojie Jiang (蒋孝杰)56.301:08.46

The PB harvest

123 set · 32 still standing

First-timers

21 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

85 competitors · 593 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. Lin Chen (陈霖) won it with a 10.41 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

85 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.