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Tianjin Winter 2012

Tianjin · 23 December 2012 · 9 events · 56 competitors · 69 personal bests

Zhou Yichen (周奕臣) won two of the nine events (2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Yuxuan Wang (王宇轩) by 0.15 seconds. 56 competitors produced 69 personal bests, 45 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Yuxuan Wang (王宇轩) set the Master Magic single world record: 1.66.

Two wins
Zhou Yichen (周奕臣) — 2×2, Pyraminx
0.15s
closest final — Magic, Yuxuan Wang (王宇轩) over Yihao Zhao (赵羿皓)
69
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Chengbiao Liu (刘承彪)9.8811.87
2×2Zhou Yichen (周奕臣)1.842.57
4×4Shuang Chen (陈霜)36.4441.10
5×5Shuang Chen (陈霜)1:38.651:43.24
3×3 blindfoldedYuhui Xu (许宇辉)39.77
3×3 one-handedLiping Jia (贾立平)20.8822.33
PyraminxZhou Yichen (周奕臣)3.845.82
MagicYuxuan Wang (王宇轩)0.800.95
Master MagicYihao Zhao (赵羿皓)1.942.23

The PB harvest

69 set · 45 still standing

First-timers

18 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

56 competitors · 346 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

56 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.