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Xi'an More Coffee 2014

Xi'an · 21 December 2014 · 7 events · 27 competitors · 55 personal bests

Yan Jin (金岩) won two of the seven events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Yi Wang (王旖) by 0.27 seconds. 27 competitors produced 55 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Liudi Sun (孙柳笛) took a Pyraminx single of 8.91 down to 4.04, 55 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Yan Jin (金岩) — 3×3, 2×2
0.27s
closest final — Pyraminx, Yi Wang (王旖) over Hao Xu (徐豪)
55
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Yan Jin (金岩)9.2110.89
2×2Yan Jin (金岩)2.773.50
4×4Sheng Cao (曹晟)35.6840.09
3×3 one-handedSheng Cao (曹晟)13.0815.53
ClockLiudi Sun (孙柳笛)7.619.28
PyraminxYi Wang (王旖)3.585.73
SkewbJiejie Du (杜杰杰)4.405.26

The PB harvest

55 set · 18 still standing

First-timers

One person competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. 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

27 competitors · 271 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. Yan Jin (金岩) won it with a 10.89 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

27 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.