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Competitions · China

Xi'an Open 2016

Xi'an, Shaanxi · 13 August 2016 · 12 events · 136 competitors · 163 personal bests

Zijia Feng (冯子甲) won four of the twelve events (4×4, Clock, Square-1) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Yihao Zhao (赵羿皓) by 0.04 seconds. 136 competitors produced 163 personal bests, 50 of which still stand today, and 51 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Yifan Meng (孟一凡) set the Skewb single national record: 2.10.

Four wins
Zijia Feng (冯子甲) — 4×4, Clock, Square-1, 3×3 with feet
0.04s
closest final — Pyraminx, Yihao Zhao (赵羿皓) over Zian Song (宋子安)
163
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Zibo Xu (徐子博)9.5410.36
2×2Yan Jin (金岩)3.063.79
4×4Zijia Feng (冯子甲)31.2536.18
5×5Bo Wang (王擘)1:07.701:12.95
3×3 blindfoldedXin Shi (石欣)51.17
3×3 one-handedFubo Wang (王富博)16.7518.58
ClockZijia Feng (冯子甲)5.536.10
MegaminxYunke Zhang (张云柯)1:04.721:07.52
PyraminxYihao Zhao (赵羿皓)3.784.69
SkewbJiejie Du (杜杰杰)2.394.77
Square-1Zijia Feng (冯子甲)8.5511.24
3×3 with feetZijia Feng (冯子甲)35.6342.32

The PB harvest

163 set · 50 still standing

First-timers

51 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

136 competitors · 692 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. Zibo Xu (徐子博) won it with a 10.36 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

136 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.