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Competitions · China

Wuhan Open 2021

Wuhan, Hubei · 5 June 2021 · 7 events · 76 competitors · 79 personal bests

Ruihang Xu (许瑞航) won two of the seven events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ruihang Xu (许瑞航) by 0.01 seconds. 76 competitors produced 79 personal bests, 38 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Ruihang Xu (许瑞航) set the 3×3 average world record: 5.48.

Two wins
Ruihang Xu (许瑞航) — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
0.01s
closest final — 3×3, Ruihang Xu (许瑞航) over Weihao Kong (孔维浩)
79
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ruihang Xu (许瑞航)5.316.15
2×2Zhiyuan Ma (马之元)1.071.58
4×4Heng Wu (吴恒)25.7627.34
7×7Haoxiang Ying (应浩祥)2:53.672:57.22
3×3 blindfoldedBowen Xiao (肖博文)20.27
3×3 one-handedRuihang Xu (许瑞航)9.7311.74
MegaminxZiyu Wu (吴子钰)32.8233.73

The PB harvest

79 set · 38 still standing

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,438 people who made their debut in 2021. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

76 competitors · 352 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. Ruihang Xu (许瑞航) won it with a 6.15 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

76 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.