Sunday 6 September 2026 Rebuilt nightly from the WCA's official results · export of 6 September 2026 · About
The Middle Three
Competitions → China → Inner Mongolia 2012

Competitions · China

Inner Mongolia 2012

Hohhot, Inner Mongolia · 13 May 2012 · 12 events · 40 competitors · 10 personal bests

Baiqiang Dong (董百强) won four of the twelve events (5×5, 7×7, Square-1) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Di Wu (吴迪) by 0.18 seconds. 40 competitors produced 10 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and 28 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Fei Lan (兰飞) took a 3×3 single of 27.77 down to 15.22, 45 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — 5×5, 7×7, Square-1, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.18s
closest final — Magic, Di Wu (吴迪) over Xiaoling Yang (杨晓玲)
10
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Di Fan (樊迪)10.5013.28
2×2Bo Wang (王波)3.255.84
4×4Bo Wang (王波)51.2259.58
5×5Baiqiang Dong (董百强)1:39.111:48.09
6×6Bo Wang (王波)3:25.753:48.12
7×7Baiqiang Dong (董百强)5:58.166:07.76
3×3 blindfoldedChris Krueger1:39.40
3×3 one-handedDi Fan (樊迪)24.5627.14
Square-1Baiqiang Dong (董百强)37.2247.09
3×3 Multi-BlindBaiqiang Dong (董百强)2 of 3 cubes · 14:20
MagicDi Wu (吴迪)0.961.14
Master MagicChen Lv (吕宸)2.382.47

The PB harvest

10 set · 7 still standing

First-timers

28 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,376 people who made their debut in 2012. 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

40 competitors · 166 results · 12 events.

Everyone who competed

40 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.