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Competitions · China

Wenzhou Open 2018

Wenzhou, Zhejiang · 15 December 2018 · 7 events · 90 competitors · 51 personal bests

Yusheng Du (杜宇生) won four of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) by 0.37 seconds. 90 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and 47 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jingzhe Yan (严敬哲) took a 2×2 single of 7.08 down to 3.07, 57 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Yusheng Du (杜宇生) — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.37s
closest final — Skewb, Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) over Xinjie Shi (施鑫杰)
51
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Yusheng Du (杜宇生)6.548.31
2×2Yusheng Du (杜宇生)2.272.62
4×4Yusheng Du (杜宇生)29.0031.31
5×5Xuming Wang (王旭明)54.0456.51
3×3 one-handedYusheng Du (杜宇生)13.1514.29
PyraminxYulun Wu (吴宇伦)1.862.58
SkewbZhiyuan Ma (马之元)2.233.57

The PB harvest

51 set · 23 still standing

First-timers

47 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. 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

90 competitors · 365 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. Yusheng Du (杜宇生) won it with a 8.31 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

90 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.