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Competitions · China

Shantou Open 2016

Shantou, Guangdong · 7 August 2016 · 8 events · 123 competitors · 92 personal bests

Qingbin Chen (陈庆斌) won two of the eight events (2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Ying Lin (林颖) by 0.05 seconds. 123 competitors produced 92 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and 48 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Te Wu (邬特) took a 2×2 single of 5.19 down to 2.19, 58 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Qingbin Chen (陈庆斌) — 2×2, Pyraminx
0.05s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Ying Lin (林颖) over Ze Li (李泽)
92
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kailong Li (李开隆)8.088.86
2×2Qingbin Chen (陈庆斌)1.782.12
4×4Weixing Zhang (张炜星)31.3934.29
3×3 one-handedYing Lin (林颖)14.0116.03
MegaminxJacky Koo Chun Ki (顧俊祺)47.3351.11
PyraminxQingbin Chen (陈庆斌)3.914.22
SkewbZihang Lin (林子杭)4.855.70
Square-1Junyue Liu (刘俊越)11.3612.82

The PB harvest

92 set · 22 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

123 competitors · 501 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. Kailong Li (李开隆) won it with a 8.86 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

123 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.