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Shenyang Open 2014

Shenyang, Liaoning · 14 December 2014 · 11 events · 147 competitors · 110 personal bests

Sheng Cao (曹晟) won three of the eleven events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Sheng Cao (曹晟) by 0.11 seconds. 147 competitors produced 110 personal bests, 45 of which still stand today, and 77 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Xiang Li (李想) took a Pyraminx single of 22.02 down to 8.83, 60 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Sheng Cao (曹晟) — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.11s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Sheng Cao (曹晟) over Enmeng Zhang (张恩萌)
110
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Sheng Cao (曹晟)9.3410.58
2×2Yuxuan Wang (王宇轩)4.064.67
4×4Sheng Cao (曹晟)39.4441.55
5×5Linqi Chen (陈琳琦)1:17.661:28.01
3×3 blindfoldedChuang Zhou (周闯)1:12.691:31.51
3×3 one-handedSheng Cao (曹晟)13.4417.06
ClockTianlang Han (韩天朗)10.6414.07
MegaminxAndong Chen (陈安栋)1:03.521:08.90
PyraminxYuxuan Wang (王宇轩)4.285.98
SkewbZongyang Li (李宗阳)6.006.94
Square-1Fan Wu (吴凡)14.4820.71

The PB harvest

110 set · 45 still standing

First-timers

77 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

147 competitors · 558 results · 11 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. Sheng Cao (曹晟) won it with a 10.58 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

147 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.