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Maoming Open 2017

Maoming, Guangdong · 11 June 2017 · 6 events · 90 competitors · 38 personal bests

Mulun Yin (阴目仑) won three of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Mulun Yin (阴目仑) by 0.91 seconds. 90 competitors produced 38 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and 59 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Mulun Yin (阴目仑) set the 3×3 average national record: 7.60.

Three wins
Mulun Yin (阴目仑) — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4
0.91s
closest final — 2×2, Mulun Yin (阴目仑) over Ruohan Qiu (邱若寒)
38
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mulun Yin (阴目仑)6.217.60
2×2Mulun Yin (阴目仑)2.623.25
4×4Mulun Yin (阴目仑)33.9836.33
3×3 one-handedRuohan Qiu (邱若寒)10.4213.97
PyraminxLincheng Cai (蔡林成)3.735.76
3×3 with feetRuohan Qiu (邱若寒)32.4636.57

The PB harvest

38 set · 10 still standing

First-timers

59 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

90 competitors · 309 results · 6 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. Mulun Yin (阴目仑) won it with a 7.60 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

90 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.