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Competitions · China

Qinhuangdao Open 2015

Qinhuangdao, Hebei · 16 May 2015 · 8 events · 71 competitors · 69 personal bests

Jingzheng Wang (王景正) won two of the eight events (3×3, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Yu Chen (陈宇) by 0.04 seconds. 71 competitors produced 69 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 36 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Yang Shi (石杨) took a Skewb single of 29.07 down to 13.31, 54 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Jingzheng Wang (王景正) — 3×3, 5×5
0.04s
closest final — 2×2, Yu Chen (陈宇) over Yunong Li (李雨浓)
69
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jingzheng Wang (王景正)9.0511.35
2×2Yu Chen (陈宇)3.964.38
4×4Xiaobin Rui (芮晓彬)32.4039.88
5×5Jingzheng Wang (王景正)1:17.621:24.00
3×3 blindfoldedChuang Zhou (周闯)1:10.25
3×3 one-handedLiping Jia (贾立平)15.3718.04
PyraminxYuxuan Wang (王宇轩)4.726.06
SkewbZongyang Li (李宗阳)4.665.35

The PB harvest

69 set · 14 still standing

First-timers

36 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. 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

71 competitors · 277 results · 8 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. Jingzheng Wang (王景正) won it with a 11.35 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

71 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.