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Competitions · China

Wuhan Open 2016

Wuhan, Hubei · 6 November 2016 · 7 events · 89 competitors · 71 personal bests

Bo Wang (王擘) won two of the seven events (2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Jian Wu (吴建) by 0.14 seconds. 89 competitors produced 71 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 27 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jinbiao Ban (班金彪) took a 3×3 single of 42.03 down to 23.34, 44 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Bo Wang (王擘) — 2×2, 5×5
0.14s
closest final — 4×4, Jian Wu (吴建) over Jiaxin Hou (候家欣)
71
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Zibo Xu (徐子博)7.258.73
2×2Bo Wang (王擘)3.083.64
4×4Jian Wu (吴建)39.2640.47
5×5Bo Wang (王擘)1:03.431:07.35
3×3 blindfoldedXin Shi (石欣)40.47
3×3 one-handedJiaxin Hou (候家欣)16.2017.52
PyraminxYiming Zhu (祝一鸣)3.505.00

The PB harvest

71 set · 18 still standing

First-timers

27 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

89 competitors · 408 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. Zibo Xu (徐子博) won it with a 8.73 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

89 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.