Competitions · China

Tianjin Summer Solstice 2021

Tianjin · 20 June 2021 · 11 events · 137 competitors · 137 personal bests

Weihao Kong (孔维浩) won two of the eleven events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Zhibo Jin (金智博) by 0.23 seconds. 137 competitors produced 137 personal bests, 83 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Yiwei Liu (刘伊玮) set the 3×3 Fewest Moves single continental record: 17 moves.

Two wins

Weihao Kong (孔维浩) — 3×3, 4×4

0.23s

closest final — 2×2, Zhibo Jin (金智博) over Yingjian Gong (龚英健)

137

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Weihao Kong (孔维浩)	5.32	6.46
2×2	Zhibo Jin (金智博)	1.67	1.85
4×4	Weihao Kong (孔维浩)	23.53	27.83
3×3 blindfolded	Bowen Xiao (肖博文)	19.29	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Yiwei Liu (刘伊玮)	17 moves	21.67
3×3 one-handed	Yibo Wang (王奕博)	8.96	11.42
Clock	Owen Yepeng Sun (孙叶芃)	5.69	6.14
Megaminx	Dongzhe Li (李东哲)	37.51	44.15
Pyraminx	Owen Yepeng Sun (孙叶芃)	2.10	2.68
Skewb	Zongyang Li (李宗阳)	2.43	3.25
3×3 Multi-Blind	Xin Shi (石欣)	15 of 17 cubes · 46:55	—

The PB harvest

137 set · 83 still standing

Yiwei Liu (刘伊玮) — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 17 moves: into the top 0.041% of the event's history.
Weihao Kong (孔维浩) — 3×3 single 5.23: into the top 0.17% of the event's history.
Weihao Kong (孔维浩) — 2×2 single 1.23: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Yonghua Xie (解永华) — 3×3 single 6.85: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Enhao Zhang (张恩浩) — Pyraminx single 2.32: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Minghan Li (李明瀚) — Pyraminx single 2.47: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Yu Cen (岑昱) — 3×3 single 7.99: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
Yuchang Sun (孙雨畅) — 3×3 single 8.10: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,438 people who made their debut in 2021. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

137 competitors · 638 results · 11 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. Weihao Kong (孔维浩) won it with a 6.46 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

137 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.