Competitions · China
Taiyuan Open 2012
Taiyuan, Shanxi Province · 19 May 2012 · 8 events · 54 competitors · 42 personal bests
Xiaofeng Zheng (郑晓锋) won two of the eight events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Yongan Liu (刘永安) by 0.63 seconds. 54 competitors produced 42 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Bin Wang (王斌) took a Clock single of 27.27 down to 10.80, 60 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Yongan Liu (刘永安) | 11.33 | 12.10 |
| 2×2 | Xiaofeng Zheng (郑晓锋) | 1.61 | 2.92 |
| 4×4 | Qianchuan Gui (桂黔川) | 49.80 | 53.11 |
| 5×5 | Pengju Li (李鹏举) | 1:33.58 | 1:40.14 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Xiaofeng Zheng (郑晓锋) | 17.03 | 20.44 |
| Clock | Guang Zhao (赵广) | 8.50 | 10.05 |
| Pyraminx | Bin Wang (王斌) | 8.40 | 10.46 |
| Square-1 | Qianchuan Gui (桂黔川) | 25.03 | 28.86 |
The PB harvest
42 set · 15 still standing- Xiaofeng Zheng (郑晓锋) — 2×2 single 1.61: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
- Xiaofeng Zheng (郑晓锋) — 3×3 one-handed single 17.03: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
- Yongan Liu (刘永安) — 2×2 single 2.86: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
- Donglei Li (李冬雷) — 2×2 single 4.15: into the top 28.4% of the event's history.
- Bin Wang (王斌) — Clock single 10.80: into the top 29.1% of the event's history.
- Xiao Gu (顾骁) — 3×3 single 17.40: into the top 32.3% of the event's history.
- Chris Krueger — 3×3 one-handed single 28.90: into the top 44.1% of the event's history.
- Pengkun Du (杜鹏锟) — 3×3 single 21.66: into the top 44.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
30 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,376 people who made their debut in 2012. 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
54 competitors · 176 results · 8 events.
Everyone who competed
54 competitors- Bin Wang (王斌)
- Bing Wang (王冰)
- Bowen Long (龙博文)
- Chaojie Li (李超杰)
- Chris Krueger
- Chun Liu (刘纯)
- Chunhao Li (李春浩)
- Donglei Li (李冬雷)
- Fangyuan Chang (常方圆)
- Guang Zhao (赵广)
- Haiwei Meng (孟海威)
- Hang Xu (徐航)
- Hao Wang (王昊)
- Hao Yang (杨浩)
- Haojia Yin (阴昊嘉)
- Hongda Li (李洪达)
- Jiahao Zhang (张家浩)
- Jiawei Yao (姚嘉玮)
- Jie Li (李杰)
- Jilong Li (李冀龙)
- Jincheng Duan (段金成)
- Junkang Hao (郝俊康)
- Lina Yao (姚丽娜)
- Pengju Li (李鹏举)
- Pengkun Du (杜鹏锟)
- Qian Xue (薛谦)
- Qian Zheng (郑前)
- Qianchuan Gui (桂黔川)
- Qiang Chen (陈强)
- Qiang Liu (刘强)
- Rong Wang (王融)
- Ruichao Yang (杨睿超)
- Shibo Zhang (张时博)
- Shuaijin Qu (曲帅金)
- Shuangbin Feng (冯爽彬)
- Songli He (何松丽)
- Tian Zhao (赵天)
- Tianqi Kang (康天启)
- Weichen Wang (王炜琛)
- Wenhui Zhang (张文辉)
- Xiao Gu (顾骁)
- Xiaofeng Zheng (郑晓锋)
- Xu Xiang (向旭)
- Yang Jiao (焦阳)
- Yefeng Hu (胡叶枫)
- Yibo Zhang (张一博)
- Yongan Liu (刘永安)
- Yongqi Tian (田永奇)
- Yongxin Wang (王永新)
- Yu Fu (付昱)
- Yuxin Li (李禹心)
- Zhenchao Yan (闫振超)
- Zining Wang (王子宁)
- Ziqian Yin (尹子谦)
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.