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Weihai Open 2016

Weihai · 15 May 2016 · 7 events · 94 competitors · 46 personal bests

Fazhen Wu (吴法臻) won two of the seven events (3×3, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Fazhen Wu (吴法臻) by 0.11 seconds. 94 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and 62 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jie Liu (刘洁) took a 2×2 single of 30.18 down to 13.24, 56 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Fazhen Wu (吴法臻) — 3×3, Pyraminx
0.11s
closest final — 3×3, Fazhen Wu (吴法臻) over Kai Zhang (张凯)
46
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Fazhen Wu (吴法臻)10.3911.44
2×2Yu Chen (陈宇)3.103.93
4×4Daxiang Zhou (周大翔)43.8146.84
5×5Ming Zheng (郑鸣)1:29.411:33.07
3×3 blindfoldedShenghai Fang (方胜海)1:37.03
3×3 one-handedSihan Jiao (焦思涵)15.7917.90
PyraminxFazhen Wu (吴法臻)4.755.40

The PB harvest

46 set · 13 still standing

First-timers

62 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

94 competitors · 343 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. Fazhen Wu (吴法臻) won it with a 11.44 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

94 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.