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Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2015

Xi'an · 4 April 2015 · 18 events · 118 competitors · 163 personal bests

Evan Liu won seven of the 18 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Yihao Zhao (赵羿皓) by 0.01 seconds. 118 competitors produced 163 personal bests, 37 of which still stand today, and 35 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Evan Liu set the Clock single world record: 4.80.

Seven wins
Evan Liu — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, Clock, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind, 3×3 with feet
0.01s
closest final — Pyraminx, Yihao Zhao (赵羿皓) over Boxi Chen (陈博希)
163
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Evan Liu9.1610.22
2×2Jack Pan (潘杰康)1.562.64
4×4Evan Liu35.0237.31
5×5Evan Liu1:06.091:16.17
6×6Zhiqing Shi (石志庆)2:04.082:17.61
7×7Zhiqing Shi (石志庆)2:55.862:59.63
3×3 blindfoldedXin Shi (石欣)1:04.50
3×3 Fewest MovesYongzhe Mao (毛勇喆)30 moves
3×3 one-handedSheng Cao (曹晟)12.8414.82
ClockEvan Liu4.805.94
MegaminxZhiyuan Liao (廖智远)1:11.501:14.22
PyraminxYihao Zhao (赵羿皓)2.925.37
SkewbMo Ji (季默)4.685.21
Square-1Zijia Feng (冯子甲)13.7018.96
4×4 blindfoldedZhizhe Liang (梁稚喆)6:10.75
5×5 blindfoldedEvan Liu19:05.00
3×3 Multi-BlindEvan Liu6 of 6 cubes · 35:57
3×3 with feetEvan Liu1:07.561:21.13

The PB harvest

163 set · 37 still standing

First-timers

35 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

118 competitors · 707 results · 18 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. Evan Liu won it with a 10.22 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

118 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.