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Nanning Open 2017

Nanning, Guangxi · 14 May 2017 · 5 events · 72 competitors · 25 personal bests

Youlin Guo (郭佑林) won two of the five events (2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Youlin Guo (郭佑林) by 0.00 seconds. 72 competitors produced 25 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and 52 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ruishi Lei (雷睿诗) took a 3×3 single of 20.19 down to 9.90, 51 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Youlin Guo (郭佑林) — 2×2, Pyraminx
0.00s
closest final — Pyraminx, Youlin Guo (郭佑林) over Jiahui Long (龙佳辉)
25
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dawei Xu (徐大卫)8.499.19
2×2Youlin Guo (郭佑林)3.254.23
4×4Mo Ji (季默)33.9538.03
3×3 one-handedKai Su (苏锴)12.8314.37
PyraminxYoulin Guo (郭佑林)4.625.87

The PB harvest

25 set · 7 still standing

First-timers

52 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

72 competitors · 287 results · 5 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. Dawei Xu (徐大卫) won it with a 9.19 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

72 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.