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Competitions · China

Wuhan NxN Open 2017

Wuhan, Hubei · 20 May 2017 · 13 events · 119 competitors · 103 personal bests

Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) won four of the 13 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) by 0.04 seconds. 119 competitors produced 103 personal bests, 38 of which still stand today, and 38 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Wong Kin Lok (黃健樂) set the 7×7 single world record: 2:14.55.

Four wins
Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5
0.04s
closest final — 2×2, Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) over Zijia Feng (冯子甲)
103
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡)7.018.31
2×2Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡)2.453.23
4×4Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡)29.2332.62
5×5Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡)56.3059.70
6×6Wong Kin Lok (黃健樂)1:50.521:54.78
7×7Wong Kin Lok (黃健樂)2:14.552:35.75
3×3 blindfoldedKaijun Lin (林恺俊)19.88
3×3 Fewest MovesYiwei Liu (刘伊玮)26 moves29.67
3×3 one-handedMulun Yin (阴目仑)12.6714.38
4×4 blindfoldedShenghai Fang (方胜海)5:35.26
5×5 blindfoldedKaijun Lin (林恺俊)5:10.89
3×3 Multi-BlindYucheng Chen (陈裕铖)30 of 43 cubes · 1:00:00
3×3 with feetZijia Feng (冯子甲)37.2744.66

The PB harvest

103 set · 38 still standing

First-timers

38 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

119 competitors · 542 results · 13 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. Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) 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. 1D U2 F2 L2 D2 F2 L2 U' B2 F' L' F R2 B' U' B R2 U2 L' R2
  2. 2L F' R' D2 R B L F' R L2 D' F2 B2 U' B2 D' F2 D' L2 D'
  3. 3R' U2 R' D2 L U2 L2 F2 L' U' B' R2 U R F D' L' D' B
  4. 4D R F D' B' R L' F' B' D B2 L2 U2 B' U2 R2 F R2
  5. 5R2 D2 B D2 U2 R2 F' R2 U2 L' U2 B L R' F R2 U' R2 F L

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

119 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.