Competitions · China

Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2019

Xi'an, Shaanxi · 13 April 2019 · 12 events · 230 competitors · 264 personal bests

Jiazhou Li (李佳洲) won three of the twelve events (2×2, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Pengcheng Wang (王鹏程) by 0.06 seconds. 230 competitors produced 264 personal bests, 122 of which still stand today, and 69 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Jiazhou Li (李佳洲) set the 2×2 average continental record: 1.25.

Three wins

Jiazhou Li (李佳洲) — 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed

0.06s

closest final — 3×3, Pengcheng Wang (王鹏程) over Mulun Yin (阴目仑)

264

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Pengcheng Wang (王鹏程)	7.41	8.61
2×2	Jiazhou Li (李佳洲)	1.22	2.20
4×4	Xuming Wang (王旭明)	26.72	29.34
5×5	Xuming Wang (王旭明)	49.48	51.94
6×6	Anyu Zhang (张安宇)	1:37.86	1:46.18
7×7	Anyu Zhang (张安宇)	2:23.47	2:28.03
3×3 blindfolded	Jiazhou Li (李佳洲)	31.48	—
3×3 one-handed	Jiazhou Li (李佳洲)	12.13	14.25
Megaminx	Qingpo Niu (牛青坡)	49.60	52.65
Pyraminx	Fanyang Zeng (曾凡洋)	2.12	3.64
Skewb	Haodong Cheng (程昊东)	3.86	4.50
Square-1	Wang Ma (马旺)	8.01	8.90

The PB harvest

264 set · 122 still standing

Qiang Ma (马强) — 3×3 single 8.10: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Chenying Pei (裴琛英) — Skewb single 3.14: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
Haotian Zhen (甄昊天) — Skewb single 3.25: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
Xianglong Gao (高向龙) — Skewb single 3.45: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
Runlin Lü (吕润林) — Skewb single 3.63: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
Boqing Li (李柏青) — 2×2 single 2.48: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
Xuancheng Yi (伊轩成) — Skewb single 3.71: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
Haotian Zhen (甄昊天) — Pyraminx single 4.59: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

69 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

230 competitors · 1022 results · 12 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. Pengcheng Wang (王鹏程) won it with a 8.61 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

230 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.