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Competitions · China

Huaibei Open 2017

Huaibei, Anhui · 21 May 2017 · 8 events · 44 competitors · 37 personal bests

Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) won three of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Yu Chen (陈宇) by 0.22 seconds. 44 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Tao Wang (王涛) took a 3×3 single of 34.94 down to 15.54, 56 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.22s
closest final — 2×2, Yu Chen (陈宇) over Jiayu Wang (王佳宇)
37
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jiayu Wang (王佳宇)8.559.16
2×2Yu Chen (陈宇)3.203.86
4×4Jiayu Wang (王佳宇)29.2234.03
3×3 blindfoldedYongtao Sun (孙永涛)1:28.07
3×3 one-handedJiayu Wang (王佳宇)13.1413.29
MegaminxRenxin Tang (汤任欣)49.2252.17
PyraminxZian Song (宋子安)3.514.60
SkewbRenxin Tang (汤任欣)4.845.04

The PB harvest

37 set · 10 still standing

First-timers

18 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

44 competitors · 203 results · 8 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. Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) won it with a 9.16 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

44 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.