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Competitions · China

Shenzhen Good Morning 2020

Shenzhen, Guangdong · 15 November 2020 · 5 events · 48 competitors · 54 personal bests

Zijian Cai (蔡子健) won three of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Zijian Cai (蔡子健) by 0.47 seconds. 48 competitors produced 54 personal bests, 27 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Minghao Lin (林鸣昊) took a 3×3 single of 59.70 down to 16.12, 73 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Zijian Cai (蔡子健) — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed
0.47s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Zijian Cai (蔡子健) over Yusheng Du (杜宇生)
54
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Zijian Cai (蔡子健)5.836.81
2×2Zijian Cai (蔡子健)1.152.52
3×3 one-handedZijian Cai (蔡子健)9.7912.50
PyraminxZhida Li (李知达)2.433.65
SkewbZhida Li (李知达)3.886.03

The PB harvest

54 set · 27 still standing

First-timers

Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,608 people who made their debut in 2020. 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

48 competitors · 144 results · 5 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. Zijian Cai (蔡子健) won it with a 6.81 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

48 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.