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Competitions · China

Xiamen Open 2018

Xiamen, Fujian · 9 December 2018 · 7 events · 74 competitors · 70 personal bests

Yusheng Du (杜宇生) won three of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Yusheng Du (杜宇生) by 0.14 seconds. 74 competitors produced 70 personal bests, 38 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Zhenwei Lin (林振伟) took a Pyraminx single of 20.44 down to 9.00, 56 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Yusheng Du (杜宇生) — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4
0.14s
closest final — 2×2, Yusheng Du (杜宇生) over Antoine Cantin
70
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Yusheng Du (杜宇生)7.748.18
2×2Yusheng Du (杜宇生)2.853.37
4×4Yusheng Du (杜宇生)27.9532.80
3×3 blindfoldedAntoine Cantin26.9330.23
3×3 one-handedAntoine Cantin10.1612.27
MegaminxJunxiang Hong (洪骏翔)50.2154.71
PyraminxJianyan Ou (欧鉴言)1.892.65

The PB harvest

70 set · 38 still standing

First-timers

Twelve 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

74 competitors · 346 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 8.18 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

74 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.