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Nanning Open 2019

Nanning, Guangxi · 19 October 2019 · 6 events · 78 competitors · 50 personal bests

Yu Tang (唐语) won two of the six events (5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Taoran Chen (陈陶然) by 0.18 seconds. 78 competitors produced 50 personal bests, 40 of which still stand today, and 29 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Xingrui Liang (梁星锐) took a 3×3 single of 19.30 down to 11.95, 38 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Yu Tang (唐语) — 5×5, 6×6
0.18s
closest final — 2×2, Taoran Chen (陈陶然) over Xinyun Chen (陈新运)
50
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Zhiying Liang (梁芷瑛)8.168.76
2×2Taoran Chen (陈陶然)1.902.46
5×5Yu Tang (唐语)57.291:01.66
6×6Yu Tang (唐语)1:37.191:48.86
3×3 blindfoldedXinyun Chen (陈新运)51.92
SkewbXujia Lei (雷旭嘉)5.745.84

The PB harvest

50 set · 40 still standing

First-timers

29 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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

78 competitors · 248 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. Zhiying Liang (梁芷瑛) won it with a 8.76 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

78 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.