Competitions · China

Shenzhen Open 2018

Shenzhen, Guangdong · 21 July 2018 · 15 events · 275 competitors · 353 personal bests

Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮) won two of the 15 events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Yunhao Lou (娄云皓) by 0.01 seconds. 275 competitors produced 353 personal bests, 109 of which still stand today, and 74 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Yunhao Lou (娄云皓) set the Clock single world record: 3.40.

Two wins

Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮) — 3×3, 4×4

0.01s

closest final — Clock, Yunhao Lou (娄云皓) over Tairan Zhong (钟泰然)

353

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮)	7.05	8.14
2×2	Jack Pan (潘杰康)	1.35	2.03
4×4	Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮)	26.94	28.72
5×5	Kailong Li (李开隆)	55.89	56.60
6×6	Anyu Zhang (张安宇)	1:34.80	1:40.19
7×7	Anyu Zhang (张安宇)	2:20.01	2:23.28
3×3 blindfolded	Kaijun Lin (林恺俊)	20.90	23.52
3×3 Fewest Moves	Yiwei Liu (刘伊玮)	22 moves	27.00
3×3 one-handed	Wong Kin Lok (黃健樂)	14.03	15.07
Clock	Yunhao Lou (娄云皓)	3.40	5.27
Megaminx	Yunliang Zhang (张赟量)	39.30	42.39
Pyraminx	Jianyan Ou (欧鉴言)	2.72	3.91
Skewb	Mo Ji (季默)	2.72	3.98
Square-1	Zijia Feng (冯子甲)	8.73	10.37
3×3 Multi-Blind	Yucheng Chen (陈裕铖)	39 of 45 cubes · 1:00:00	—

The PB harvest

353 set · 109 still standing

Yan Luo (骆彦) — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 22 moves: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Fong Ka Ho (方嘉浩) — 3×3 single 8.60: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Zibo Xu (徐子博) — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 24 moves: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Yuhan Hong (洪宇瀚) — Skewb single 2.87: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Yuhao Lin (林宇浩) — Pyraminx single 3.26: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Yichuan Xie (谢逸川) — 3×3 single 9.46: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
Shuting Luo (罗淑婷) — Skewb single 3.27: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
Jintao Li (李进滔) — Skewb single 3.53: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

74 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

14 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

275 competitors · 1474 results · 15 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. Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮) won it with a 8.14 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

275 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.