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Competitions · China

Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2016

Xi'an · 2 April 2016 · 18 events · 104 competitors · 170 personal bests

Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) won three of the 18 events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) by 0.18 seconds. 104 competitors produced 170 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Lin Chen (陈霖) set the 7×7 single continental record: 2:31.65.

Three wins
Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.18s
closest final — 3×3, Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) over Lin Chen (陈霖)
170
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jiayu Wang (王佳宇)7.618.49
2×2Yan Jin (金岩)3.614.03
4×4Jiayu Wang (王佳宇)33.3135.63
5×5Lin Chen (陈霖)1:04.901:09.80
6×6Lin Chen (陈霖)1:54.411:59.22
7×7Lin Chen (陈霖)2:31.652:40.03
3×3 blindfoldedJun Xu (徐俊)37.55
3×3 Fewest MovesYunke Zhang (张云柯)28 moves29.00
3×3 one-handedJiayu Wang (王佳宇)11.2413.40
ClockYunke Zhang (张云柯)6.197.78
MegaminxSheng Cao (曹晟)49.9759.91
PyraminxYining Yao (姚祎宁)2.544.15
SkewbZongyang Li (李宗阳)2.954.88
Square-1Yongyi Xiong (熊永一)11.1712.59
4×4 blindfoldedJun Xu (徐俊)
5×5 blindfoldedJun Xu (徐俊)11:08.00
3×3 Multi-BlindLorenzo Vigani Poli11 of 11 cubes · 50:02
3×3 with feetZijia Feng (冯子甲)52.0552.39

The PB harvest

170 set · 31 still standing

First-timers

17 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

104 competitors · 657 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. Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) won it with a 8.49 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

104 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.