Competitions · China
Tangshan Open 2018
Tangshan, Hebei · 17 June 2018 · 9 events · 80 competitors · 88 personal bests
Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) won three of the nine events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Bo Wang (王擘) by 0.30 seconds. 80 competitors produced 88 personal bests, 36 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Xuan Liu (刘璇) took a 2×2 single of 6.64 down to 2.58, 61 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) | 7.32 | 8.98 |
| 2×2 | Bo Wang (王擘) | 2.69 | 3.55 |
| 4×4 | Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) | 30.18 | 36.00 |
| 5×5 | Bo Wang (王擘) | 54.30 | 1:00.44 |
| 7×7 | Zian Song (宋子安) | 3:05.72 | 3:17.18 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Tianyu Zhao (赵天愉) | 28.45 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) | 12.56 | 14.39 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Tianyu Zhao (赵天愉) | 3:02.70 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Tianyu Zhao (赵天愉) | 8:34.36 | — |
The PB harvest
88 set · 36 still standing- Guanchen Zhou (周冠辰) — 3×3 single 7.05: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
- Guanchen Zhou (周冠辰) — 3×3 one-handed single 12.68: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
- Yongzhe Mao (毛勇喆) — 5×5 single 1:00.00: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
- Jiachi Han (韩佳池) — 3×3 blindfolded single 40.48: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
- Yanhong Chen (陈燕宏) — 3×3 single 9.99: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
- Zhiyi Xu (徐郅逸) — 4×4 single 36.08: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
- Xiaobo Hou (侯晓博) — 3×3 blindfolded single 45.54: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
- Xuan Liu (刘璇) — 2×2 single 2.58: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
Twelve 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
80 competitors · 388 results · 9 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. Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) won it with a 8.98 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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R2 B U2 B' D2 L2 B' R2 B R2 D F' L B2 R B D2 F D' R U' - 2
R L' D' R U B R U' F2 B' U' B2 R2 F2 R2 F U2 F2 R2 - 3
U' L2 U2 B2 U R2 D F2 R2 D' L' F' L' D2 B2 D R' U F' D2 - 4
F D2 B' R' B2 L2 B2 L2 F U B2 U L2 B2 D R2 D R2 B2 U2 - 5
D' R2 U2 D' F B R F2 D' R2 L D' F2 U' F2 D2 R2 B2 U
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
80 competitors- An Yan (闫安)
- Bo Li (李博)
- Bo Wang (王擘)
- Bo Zhao (赵博)
- Bodun Zhu (朱博楯)
- Bohan Zheng (郑勃晗)
- Chaoqun Li (李超群)
- Chaorui Su (宿晁瑞)
- Chen Kang (亢晨)
- Chengru Wang (王成儒)
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓)
- Chris Krueger
- Duo Zheng (郑铎)
- Fangyuan Chang (常方圆)
- Fengyi Wang (王峰熠)
- Fubo Wang (王富博)
- Guanchen Zhou (周冠辰)
- Haoguang Lyu (吕浩光)
- Hongshuo Wei (魏宏硕)
- Hui Xue (薛辉)
- Jiaao Zhao (赵家傲)
- Jiachi Han (韩佳池)
- Jianyu Liu (刘建宇)
- Jianyu Wang (王健宇)
- Jiaqi Liu (刘家奇)
- Jiayu Wang (王佳宇)
- Jie Jiao (焦杰)
- Jitao Zhu (朱继涛)
- Kaihao Zheng (郑凯豪)
- Lei Han (韩磊)
- Li Wang (王礼)
- Liudi Sun (孙柳笛)
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣)
- Minghao Zhou (周明昊)
- Minhan Bi (毕敏涵)
- Qihang Zheng (郑启航)
- Ruimin Yan (颜瑞民)
- Ruoxi Wu (吴若曦)
- Shang Wei (魏尚)
- Shenghai Fang (方胜海)
- Shifei Dai (代时飞)
- Shilei Zhang (张士磊)
- Shuhai Jin (金树海)
- Shuo Liu (刘硕)
- Tianyu Zhao (赵天愉)
- Weilun Zhang (张炜纶)
- Wenbo Zhao (赵文博)
- Wenxuan Jiang (蒋文轩)
- Xiaobo Hou (侯晓博)
- Xin Li (李新)
- Xinglin Wang (王兴林)
- Xinrui Li (李昕蕊)
- Xinxiang Liu (刘欣翔)
- Xinyao Lü (吕鑫垚)
- Xinyu Tian (田芯语)
- Xuan Liu (刘璇)
- Xuankai Zhang (张轩恺)
- Yanhong Chen (陈燕宏)
- Yicheng Duan (段易成)
- Yikuan Kan (阚亦宽)
- Yiming Liu (刘一鸣)
- Ying Zhang (张赢)
- Yongzhe Mao (毛勇喆)
- Yu Feng (冯煜)
- Yu Wang (王宇)
- Yujian Song (宋雨键)
- Yukun Wang (王宇坤)
- Yun Qin (秦芸)
- Yunqi Ouyang (欧阳韵奇)
- Yuze Geng (耿宇泽)
- Zexin Yin (尹泽新)
- Zhaoyang Chen (陈朝阳)
- Zhiyi Xu (徐郅逸)
- Zian Song (宋子安)
- Zihan Guo (郭子涵)
- Zihan Mu (穆子晗)
- Zihao Wang (王子豪)
- Ziheng Ma (马子恒)
- Ziyuan Li (李梓元)
- Zongchen Liu (刘宗宸)
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.