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Jiujiang Open 2018

Jiujiang, Jiangxi · 8 September 2018 · 7 events · 63 competitors · 79 personal bests

Xuming Wang (王旭明) won two of the seven events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Yusheng Du (杜宇生) by 0.03 seconds. 63 competitors produced 79 personal bests, 35 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Xuming Wang (王旭明) set the 4×4 single continental record: 20.87.

Two wins
Xuming Wang (王旭明) — 4×4, 5×5
0.03s
closest final — 3×3, Yusheng Du (杜宇生) over Jiayu Wang (王佳宇)
79
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Yusheng Du (杜宇生)6.878.06
2×2Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪)1.521.99
4×4Xuming Wang (王旭明)28.4830.78
5×5Xuming Wang (王旭明)47.9257.10
3×3 one-handedJiayu Wang (王佳宇)12.8013.25
PyraminxBoxi Chen (陈博希)2.113.26
SkewbQi Zhou (周祺)3.473.97

The PB harvest

79 set · 35 still standing

First-timers

23 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

63 competitors · 339 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. Yusheng Du (杜宇生) won it with a 8.06 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

63 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.