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Competitions · China

Nanchang Good Afternoon 2021

Nanchang, Jiangxi · 2 January 2021 · 4 events · 66 competitors · 61 personal bests

Ruihang Xu (许瑞航) won two of the four events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ruihang Xu (许瑞航) by 1.12 seconds. 66 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ruihang Xu (许瑞航) set the 3×3 average national record: 6.21.

Two wins
Ruihang Xu (许瑞航) — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
1.12s
closest final — 3×3, Ruihang Xu (许瑞航) over Lukas Shelley
61
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ruihang Xu (许瑞航)5.006.75
4×4Yusheng Du (杜宇生)26.1128.25
3×3 blindfoldedKaijun Lin (林恺俊)19.85
3×3 one-handedRuihang Xu (许瑞航)10.8911.58

The PB harvest

61 set · 21 still standing

First-timers

15 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,438 people who made their debut in 2021. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

66 competitors · 201 results · 4 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. Ruihang Xu (许瑞航) won it with a 6.75 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

66 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.