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Competitions · China

Nanchang Spring 2017

Nanchang, Jiangxi · 15 April 2017 · 16 events · 112 competitors · 121 personal bests

Zijia Feng (冯子甲) won two of the 16 events (4×4, Square-1) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Kai Su (苏锴) by 0.04 seconds. 112 competitors produced 121 personal bests, 41 of which still stand today, and 32 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Kaijun Lin (林恺俊) set the 5×5 blindfolded single world record: 4:10.00.

Two wins
Zijia Feng (冯子甲) — 4×4, Square-1
0.04s
closest final — 5×5, Kai Su (苏锴) over Bo Wang (王擘)
121
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mulun Yin (阴目仑)6.657.80
2×2Jun Xia (夏骏)2.523.01
4×4Zijia Feng (冯子甲)30.6533.42
5×5Kai Su (苏锴)1:05.771:11.01
6×6Jingzheng Wang (王景正)1:57.082:02.42
7×7Jingzheng Wang (王景正)2:42.682:44.94
3×3 blindfoldedKaijun Lin (林恺俊)21.9523.21
3×3 one-handedJiayu Wang (王佳宇)12.3213.09
ClockTairan Zhong (钟泰然)4.715.62
MegaminxYunliang Zhang (张赟量)49.8353.99
PyraminxYihao Zhao (赵羿皓)3.033.85
SkewbYihao Zhao (赵羿皓)2.663.70
Square-1Zijia Feng (冯子甲)9.9313.87
5×5 blindfoldedKaijun Lin (林恺俊)4:10.00
3×3 Multi-BlindYucheng Chen (陈裕铖)37 of 39 cubes · 58:45
3×3 with feetRuohan Qiu (邱若寒)38.2138.82

The PB harvest

121 set · 41 still standing

First-timers

32 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

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

112 competitors · 638 results · 16 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 7.80 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

112 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.