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Competitions · China

Quanzhou Open 2016

Quanzhou, Fujian · 18 December 2016 · 8 events · 98 competitors · 65 personal bests

Xuming Wang (王旭明) won two of the eight events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Ruohan Qiu (邱若寒) by 0.18 seconds. 98 competitors produced 65 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 48 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jianyan Ou (欧鉴言) took a 2×2 single of 4.22 down to 2.43, 42 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Xuming Wang (王旭明) — 4×4, 5×5
0.18s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Ruohan Qiu (邱若寒) over Mulun Yin (阴目仑)
65
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mulun Yin (阴目仑)8.119.11
2×2Yuyang Zhen (甄禹扬)1.712.55
4×4Xuming Wang (王旭明)32.4834.25
5×5Xuming Wang (王旭明)1:04.011:08.47
3×3 blindfoldedXin Tang (唐薪)46.2456.38
3×3 one-handedRuohan Qiu (邱若寒)14.4416.85
PyraminxYuchen Huang (黄禹尘)3.325.02
SkewbZeyu Gao (高泽宇)4.374.99

The PB harvest

65 set · 21 still standing

First-timers

48 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

98 competitors · 418 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. Mulun Yin (阴目仑) won it with a 9.11 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

98 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.