Competitions · China
Shantou Open 2018
Shantou, Guangdong · 28 October 2018 · 9 events · 85 competitors · 59 personal bests
Kailong Li (李开隆) won two of the nine events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Qingbin Chen (陈庆斌) by 0.15 seconds. 85 competitors produced 59 personal bests, 30 of which still stand today, and 27 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Haolin Chen (陈浩林) took a 3×3 one-handed single of 45.23 down to 20.20, 55 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Kailong Li (李开隆) | 8.43 | 8.77 |
| 2×2 | Qingbin Chen (陈庆斌) | 1.80 | 2.83 |
| 4×4 | Kailong Li (李开隆) | 32.76 | 34.48 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Yifan Wang (王逸帆) | 29.25 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Qingbin Chen (陈庆斌) | 14.05 | 14.97 |
| Megaminx | Zhongyu Zheng (郑仲宇) | 35.42 | 43.40 |
| Pyraminx | Boxi Chen (陈博希) | 2.94 | 3.55 |
| Skewb | Yanchun Zhao (赵彦淳) | 2.86 | 3.98 |
| Square-1 | Ziyuan Lin (林子源) | 12.33 | 16.44 |
The PB harvest
59 set · 30 still standing- Yimo Li (李羿默) — Pyraminx single 2.32: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
- Yexin Cai (蔡烨欣) — 3×3 single 7.56: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
- Shuoran Li (李硕然) — 3×3 single 8.00: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
- Zhongyu Zheng (郑仲宇) — 2×2 single 1.85: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
- Zhourun Yang (杨周润) — 3×3 single 8.66: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
- Shuoran Li (李硕然) — 4×4 single 33.02: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
- Liangjun Huang (黄良俊) — 3×3 single 9.64: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
- Bojie Chen (陈博杰) — Pyraminx single 4.35: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
27 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
85 competitors · 414 results · 9 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 8.77 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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D F2 R' D B2 L2 D' R2 U' F' U' F2 D' B2 L2 B2 L2 U' L2 - 2
R2 D2 B2 U2 F D2 U2 F2 R2 B L' U L' B' L D F' R2 B2 R' - 3
U L2 B D' B2 L' U2 R' D F R' F2 R B2 R' B2 D2 R2 F2 D2 - 4
F U D2 B L' D' F' R F2 U' B2 D2 R2 L U2 B2 R B2 L' B2 R2 - 5
F2 R D2 F D' L U2 D B2 D F2 B2 L' U2 R2 D2 R' U2 D2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
85 competitors- Bojie Chen (陈博杰)
- Boxi Chen (陈博希)
- Caini Huang (黄彩妮)
- Chan Tak Chuen (陳德泉)
- Chiyue Wang (王驰越)
- Deyang Wang (王德阳)
- Di Wu (吴迪)
- Geng Xie (谢耿)
- Genjin Xu (许根进)
- Haolin Chen (陈浩林)
- Haosheng Cai (蔡浩生)
- Jiahong Huang (黄佳鋐)
- Jianming Luo (罗坚铭)
- Jiawei Zhan (詹佳伟)
- Jiawen Cao (曹嘉文)
- Jiesi Zhang (张杰斯)
- Jun Fei (费俊)
- Junbo Qiu (邱俊波)
- Kailong Li (李开隆)
- Kaixuan Lin (林楷炫)
- Kun Jiang (江鲲)
- Kun Zhu (朱锟)
- Liangjun Huang (黄良俊)
- Lianhao Zhu (褚连皓)
- Lisha Wang (汪莉莎)
- Miaoru Huang (黄苗茹)
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣)
- Mingtao Xu (徐铭涛)
- Mok Man Kit (莫文傑)
- Peng Chen (陈鹏)
- Qingbin Chen (陈庆斌)
- Qinquan Lu (卢钦全)
- Renxin Tang (汤任欣)
- Shangshu Liang (梁尚书)
- Shihao Ou (欧世浩)
- Shiyan Zheng (郑诗妍)
- Shuoran Li (李硕然)
- Simin Lin (林思敏)
- Siyuan Xu (徐思源)
- Tengyu Zhang (张腾誉)
- Weikun Jiang (蒋炜坤)
- Weiming Chen (陈伟铭)
- Weiyuan Yu (余伟源)
- Wenchuan Lai (赖文川)
- Wenqing Peng (彭文清)
- Wong Yuk Chi (黃昱誌)
- Xiaojing Zhang (张小静)
- Xiaopeng Luo (罗小鹏)
- Xiaoxue Zhou (周晓学)
- Xirui Huang (黄兮睿)
- Xuanbin Zheng (郑炫彬)
- Xuanduo Chen (陈轩铎)
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升)
- Yanchun Zhao (赵彦淳)
- Yao Chen (陈垚)
- Yaodong Zhang (张耀东)
- Yefeng Hu (胡叶枫)
- Yexin Cai (蔡烨欣)
- Yifan Jin (金亿帆)
- Yifan Wang (王逸帆)
- Yimo Li (李羿默)
- Yixun Qiu (邱易巡)
- Yizhou Lin (林逸洲)
- Yonghao Xu (徐永浩)
- Yongjian Huang (黄永键)
- Yongqiang Peng (彭永强)
- Yuandong Zhu (朱元栋)
- Yuhang Chen (陈宇航)
- Yulin Kuang (邝钰霖)
- Yuyin Hong (洪钰茵)
- Zekun Huang (黄泽坤)
- Zetao Zhou (周泽涛)
- Zetian Li (李泽填)
- Zhengwu Chen (陈政武)
- Zhihong Huang (黄志鸿)
- Zhile Li (李知乐)
- Zhiyuan Liao (廖智远)
- Zhongyu Zheng (郑仲宇)
- Zhourun Yang (杨周润)
- Zhuo Yi Shing (卓爾晟)
- Zhuorui Dai (戴焯锐)
- Zidong Cheng (程紫东)
- Zihan Lin (林子函)
- Zixiong Xu (徐梓雄)
- Ziyuan Lin (林子源)
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.