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Competitions · China

Weifang Winter 2016

Weifang, Shandong · 11 December 2016 · 7 events · 97 competitors · 43 personal bests

Xiaobin Rui (芮晓彬) won two of the seven events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Bo Wang (王擘) by 0.24 seconds. 97 competitors produced 43 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and 63 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Hongxu Tian (田弘谞) took a 2×2 single of 7.89 down to 5.04, 36 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Xiaobin Rui (芮晓彬) — 3×3, 4×4
0.24s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Bo Wang (王擘) over Xiaobin Rui (芮晓彬)
43
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Xiaobin Rui (芮晓彬)8.2110.29
2×2Yu Chen (陈宇)2.443.67
4×4Xiaobin Rui (芮晓彬)29.6834.32
3×3 blindfoldedYongtao Sun (孙永涛)1:13.26
3×3 one-handedBo Wang (王擘)14.2716.97
PyraminxZihan Zhang (张子涵)3.984.59
3×3 Multi-BlindRuxin Liu (刘茹心)3 of 4 cubes · 33:23

The PB harvest

43 set · 12 still standing

First-timers

63 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

97 competitors · 317 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. Xiaobin Rui (芮晓彬) won it with a 10.29 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

97 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.