Competitions · China
Xi'an Cherry Blossom PM 2021
Xi'an, Shaanxi · 11 April 2021 · 4 events · 71 competitors · 37 personal bests
Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) won two of the four events (2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Xiaoke Xu (徐晓珂) by 0.31 seconds. 71 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Hanyu Liu (刘函宇) took a 3×3 single of 13.86 down to 7.25, 48 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Xiaoke Xu (徐晓珂) | 7.60 | 8.68 |
| 2×2 | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) | 1.14 | 1.54 |
| 5×5 | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) | 59.03 | 1:00.82 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Bowen Xiao (肖博文) | 17.68 | 22.24 |
The PB harvest
37 set · 13 still standing- Xiaoke Xu (徐晓珂) — 5×5 single 59.88: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
- Yiyang Huang (黄翌阳) — 3×3 single 9.77: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
- Shuoran Li (李硕然) — 5×5 single 1:04.16: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
- Hanyu Liu (刘函宇) — 2×2 single 2.51: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
- Shaoze Yu (余绍泽) — 3×3 single 11.91: into the top 13.6% of the event's history.
- Liren Sun (孙立仁) — 2×2 single 3.30: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
- Jiahao Zeng (曾嘉豪) — 3×3 single 13.79: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.
- Haoyu Jiang (蒋浩宇) — 3×3 single 14.28: into the top 21.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Twelve 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
71 competitors · 175 results · 4 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. Xiaoke Xu (徐晓珂) won it with a 8.68 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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F2 R2 F2 D2 U2 R' B2 R' D2 R D2 F D2 U' B2 F' L' B - 2
B L' F2 U2 L D2 U2 F2 L2 R' U2 R2 D F R' F2 U' F2 U2 R - 3
L' F' R2 B2 D' F2 L2 F2 U' L F2 D2 R U R F2 R2 U' - 4
U L2 U2 B2 U L2 D2 R' F' D' B U' B U' L' D' B R' F - 5
R2 B L2 U2 L D2 F2 D2 B2 R2 F2 B' R F' L F' D F' U L2
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Race this final
Everyone who competed
71 competitors- Alvin Yang
- Bowen Xiao (肖博文)
- Boxuan Zhang (张博轩)
- Boyu Chen (陈博煜)
- Daichuan Tian (田岱川)
- Donglei Li (李冬雷)
- Dongsheng Zeng (曾东生)
- Fangyuan Chang (常方圆)
- Futian Tan (谈符天)
- Gang Ji (纪纲)
- Genyuan Zhang (张亘源)
- Guanbo Wang (王冠博)
- Guanhan Li (李官翰)
- Hanyang Cheng (程瀚洋)
- Hanyu Liu (刘函宇)
- Hao Wang (王皓)
- Haolan He (何浩澜)
- Haonan Su (苏浩楠)
- Haoyu Jiang (蒋浩宇)
- Haoyue Hou (侯昊月)
- He Fan (樊赫)
- Hongjie Zhang (张鸿杰)
- Hongyi Feng (冯泓亦)
- Jiahao Zeng (曾嘉豪)
- Jiahe Cheng (程嘉赫)
- Jiaxiang Wang (王家祥)
- Jingxuan Ma (马靖轩)
- Jingyi Tang (汤景贻)
- Kaiming Liu (刘铠铭)
- Lanxiang Yang (杨岚翔)
- Like Li (李李可)
- Liren Sun (孙立仁)
- Mingsen Han (韩明森)
- Nancy Liu
- Qihang Zheng (郑启航)
- Qinglin Chen (陈庆霖)
- Qiyao Zhang (张淇尧)
- Ruiqi Tang (汤睿淇)
- Ruixi Ye (叶芮希)
- Shaojie Liu (刘少杰)
- Shaoze Yu (余绍泽)
- Shibo Zhang (张世博)
- Shuoran Li (李硕然)
- Shuoxuan Li (李硕轩)
- Sihan Wang (王思含)
- Songtao Zhang (张松涛)
- Tianyu Sun (孙天宇)
- Wei Wen (文卫)
- Weicong Peng (彭伟聪)
- Xiaoke Xu (徐晓珂)
- Xiaoyu Yue (岳宵宇)
- Xudong Yan (闫煦东)
- Yan Jin (金岩)
- Yan Xia (夏焱)
- Yi Wen (文一)
- Yifan Wang (王逸帆)
- Yifan Xiao (肖一凡)
- Yijia Chen (陈奕佳)
- Yiyang Huang (黄翌阳)
- Yongguang Wang (王永光)
- Yongtao Sun (孙永涛)
- Yu Ye (叶瑜)
- Yudi Meng (孟煜迪)
- Yunqi Ouyang (欧阳韵奇)
- Zejin Liu (刘泽锦)
- Zhengyu Li (李政谕)
- Zhi Geng (耿智)
- Zhi Li (李志)
- Zhiyuan Ma (马之元)
- Zifeng Liu (刘子枫)
- Ziyu Wu (吴子钰)
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.