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Tianjin Open 2016

Tianjin · 12 November 2016 · 7 events · 100 competitors · 95 personal bests

Bo Wang (王擘) won two of the seven events (3×3, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Bo Wang (王擘) by 0.01 seconds. 100 competitors produced 95 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Peng Yang (杨鹏) took a 5×5 single of 5:03.13 down to 2:18.46, 54 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Bo Wang (王擘) — 3×3, 5×5
0.01s
closest final — 3×3, Bo Wang (王擘) over Ye Xu (许烨)
95
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Bo Wang (王擘)7.629.85
4×4Zijia Feng (冯子甲)31.6835.60
5×5Bo Wang (王擘)1:05.131:05.80
3×3 blindfoldedSheng Cao (曹晟)1:09.12
3×3 one-handedSheng Cao (曹晟)12.4414.85
ClockZijia Feng (冯子甲)5.906.55
PyraminxJiachen Xu (徐嘉辰)2.133.64

The PB harvest

95 set · 32 still standing

First-timers

22 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. 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

100 competitors · 337 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. Bo Wang (王擘) won it with a 9.85 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

100 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.