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Suzhou Open 2017

Suzhou · 16 September 2017 · 7 events · 115 competitors · 135 personal bests

Lukas Shelley won two of the seven events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Junqi Feng (冯骏骐) by 0.00 seconds. 115 competitors produced 135 personal bests, 45 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Zhefan Pu (浦喆凡) took a Pyraminx single of 12.60 down to 4.53, 64 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Lukas Shelley — 3×3, 2×2
0.00s
closest final — Pyraminx, Junqi Feng (冯骏骐) over Zheng Chen (陈政)
135
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Lukas Shelley7.208.25
2×2Lukas Shelley2.062.36
4×4Xiaojie Jiang (蒋孝杰)33.8838.51
3×3 one-handedJing Chen (陈憬)12.7916.17
MegaminxYunliang Zhang (张赟量)43.2148.54
PyraminxJunqi Feng (冯骏骐)2.954.06
3×3 with feetXiaojie Jiang (蒋孝杰)34.1134.68

The PB harvest

135 set · 45 still standing

First-timers

23 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. 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

115 competitors · 508 results · 7 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. Lukas Shelley won it with a 8.25 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

115 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.