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Shijiazhuang Open 2009

Shijiazhuang · 15 March 2009 · 11 events · 48 competitors · 46 personal bests

Timothy Sun won nine of the eleven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Timothy Sun by 0.33 seconds. 48 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Timothy Sun set the 3×3 with feet single continental record: 1:13.25.

Nine wins
Timothy Sun — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind, 3×3 with feet, Magic, Master Magic
0.33s
closest final — Magic, Timothy Sun over Yuxuan Wang (王宇轩)
46
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Timothy Sun12.8813.78
2×2Timothy Sun4.445.04
4×4Timothy Sun54.6658.92
5×5Timothy Sun1:31.811:37.60
3×3 blindfoldedHaiyan Zhuang (庄海燕)52.16
3×3 one-handedFubo Wang (王富博)19.3423.29
5×5 blindfoldedTimothy Sun
3×3 Multi-BlindTimothy Sun5 of 7 cubes · 55:03
3×3 with feetTimothy Sun1:13.251:16.29
MagicTimothy Sun1.031.15
Master MagicTimothy Sun2.782.86

The PB harvest

46 set · 7 still standing

First-timers

22 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,600 people who made their debut in 2009. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

10 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

48 competitors · 190 results · 11 events.

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.