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Competitions · China

Shandong Spring Open 2014

Weifang, Shandong · 13 April 2014 · 8 events · 72 competitors · 54 personal bests

Qianchuan Gui (桂黔川) won two of the eight events (2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Qianchuan Gui (桂黔川) by 0.01 seconds. 72 competitors produced 54 personal bests, 37 of which still stand today, and 41 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Dong Shan (单东) took a Pyraminx single of 1:24.56 down to 20.85, 75 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Qianchuan Gui (桂黔川) — 2×2, 4×4
0.01s
closest final — 2×2, Qianchuan Gui (桂黔川) over Dingwu Hu (胡丁武)
54
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Daxiang Zhou (周大翔)9.9911.71
2×2Qianchuan Gui (桂黔川)2.653.38
4×4Qianchuan Gui (桂黔川)39.6344.28
5×5Zhihao Jia (贾志豪)1:22.931:32.36
3×3 blindfoldedSu Xu (徐粟)57.6358.74
3×3 one-handedYuxuan Wang (王宇轩)15.1517.80
PyraminxYuxuan Wang (王宇轩)4.456.46
SkewbXinchao Wang (王新超)13.7216.36

The PB harvest

54 set · 37 still standing

First-timers

41 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. 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 · 266 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. Daxiang Zhou (周大翔) won it with a 11.71 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.