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Ningbo Open 2018

Ningbo · 13 October 2018 · 7 events · 116 competitors · 78 personal bests

Xuming Wang (王旭明) won two of the seven events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Zhangyuan He (何章元) by 0.40 seconds. 116 competitors produced 78 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and 46 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Shuheng Shen (沈书恒) took a 2×2 single of 10.41 down to 3.99, 62 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Xuming Wang (王旭明) — 4×4, 5×5
0.40s
closest final — 2×2, Zhangyuan He (何章元) over Xinjie Shi (施鑫杰)
78
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Antoine Cantin6.578.42
2×2Zhangyuan He (何章元)2.733.28
4×4Xuming Wang (王旭明)27.0730.39
5×5Xuming Wang (王旭明)50.9456.39
ClockZijia Feng (冯子甲)4.846.47
PyraminxYulun Wu (吴宇伦)2.062.46
Square-1Zijia Feng (冯子甲)8.6010.60

The PB harvest

78 set · 31 still standing

First-timers

46 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. 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

116 competitors · 448 results · 7 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. Antoine Cantin 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. 1D' B2 D U2 L2 U F2 U2 R D B L D2 B L2 U2 R' F U'
  2. 2B F' L2 F' D2 F L2 R2 B' U' L' R F' U' L' R2 B' L' R2
  3. 3R2 U2 R2 B2 U B2 U' L F L2 U2 R' B L' B2 F2 R' D
  4. 4D U R2 U2 F2 R2 F2 D L2 R2 U L' R2 D B U F' L F2 R
  5. 5D2 F2 R B2 L U2 R' U2 B L' F U R' D' R D' U' R'

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

116 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.