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Competitions · China

Nanchang Winter 2016

Nanchang, Jiangxi · 11 December 2016 · 9 events · 81 competitors · 70 personal bests

Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) won two of the nine events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Liuqing Yang (杨柳青) by 0.19 seconds. 81 competitors produced 70 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 26 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Sai Zhang (张赛) took a Pyraminx single of 16.90 down to 4.64, 73 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
0.19s
closest final — Pyraminx, Liuqing Yang (杨柳青) over Yujie Rao (饶喻杰)
70
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jiayu Wang (王佳宇)7.528.42
2×2Jack Pan (潘杰康)1.532.01
4×4Weixing Zhang (张炜星)26.2232.44
6×6Kailong Li (李开隆)2:03.902:09.37
3×3 blindfoldedHongbin Chang (常宏彬)33.40
3×3 one-handedJiayu Wang (王佳宇)12.5914.22
MegaminxRenxin Tang (汤任欣)53.2856.04
PyraminxLiuqing Yang (杨柳青)5.196.04
SkewbJiejie Du (杜杰杰)3.314.80

The PB harvest

70 set · 21 still standing

First-timers

26 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. 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

81 competitors · 355 results · 9 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. Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) won it with a 8.42 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

81 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.