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Competitions · China

Taiyuan Autumn 2017

Taiyuan, Shanxi · 15 October 2017 · 8 events · 114 competitors · 94 personal bests

Xuming Wang (王旭明) won three of the eight events (4×4, 5×5, 7×7) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Zaiyang Zhang (张在旸) by 0.06 seconds. 114 competitors produced 94 personal bests, 38 of which still stand today, and 53 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Zhaoshuai Zhong (仲昭帅) took a 2×2 single of 3.47 down to 1.55, 55 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Xuming Wang (王旭明) — 4×4, 5×5, 7×7
0.06s
closest final — Pyraminx, Zaiyang Zhang (张在旸) over Bo Wang (王擘)
94
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Bo Wang (王擘)9.4810.22
2×2Bo Wang (王擘)1.852.67
4×4Xuming Wang (王旭明)30.3634.28
5×5Xuming Wang (王旭明)59.731:02.98
7×7Xuming Wang (王旭明)3:15.133:27.85
ClockHongda Li (李洪达)6.538.51
PyraminxZaiyang Zhang (张在旸)4.245.44
SkewbXiang Meng (孟响)3.784.50

The PB harvest

94 set · 38 still standing

First-timers

53 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

114 competitors · 407 results · 8 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. Bo Wang (王擘) won it with a 10.22 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

114 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.