Competitions · China
Xi'an Summer 2015
Xi'an, Shaanxi · 17 May 2015 · 8 events · 35 competitors · 36 personal bests
Shaowei Hou (侯少尉) won two of the eight events (3×3, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Huafan Shi (史华帆) by 0.01 seconds. 35 competitors produced 36 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Liqiang Zhan (战立强) took a 2×2 single of 8.28 down to 3.33, 60 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Shaowei Hou (侯少尉) | 8.87 | 10.27 |
| 2×2 | Xiaowei Wang (王晓伟) | 3.47 | 3.90 |
| 4×4 | Zijia Feng (冯子甲) | 36.62 | 39.91 |
| 5×5 | Shaowei Hou (侯少尉) | 1:13.97 | 1:20.38 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Xin Shi (石欣) | 52.15 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Bo Wang (王擘) | 16.12 | 20.27 |
| Pyraminx | Huafan Shi (史华帆) | 4.59 | 5.35 |
| Skewb | Jiejie Du (杜杰杰) | 5.16 | 5.64 |
The PB harvest
36 set · 14 still standing- Jiejie Du (杜杰杰) — 3×3 single 7.91: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
- Liuyuan Geng (耿留远) — 3×3 single 10.11: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
- Pengju Li (李鹏举) — 3×3 single 10.27: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
- Liqiang Zhan (战立强) — 2×2 single 3.33: into the top 18.1% of the event's history.
- Zhijian Bian (边志坚) — 3×3 single 15.11: into the top 24.8% of the event's history.
- Liqiang Zhan (战立强) — 3×3 single 15.39: into the top 25.7% of the event's history.
- Botao Wang (王博韬) — 3×3 single 16.02: into the top 27.9% of the event's history.
- Liqiang Zhan (战立强) — Pyraminx single 7.01: into the top 27.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Two people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. 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
35 competitors · 205 results · 8 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. Shaowei Hou (侯少尉) won it with a 10.27 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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B R2 U2 R2 L D R' D' F U' D2 B2 D2 R U2 B2 R' B2 L B2 - 2
F2 D' B2 U' B2 U R2 D R2 D' L D B' D F2 U2 L F U F D - 3
R' D' L B' D' L' U' R2 L' B' D L2 U2 R2 B' D2 F L2 B2 - 4
B2 D2 R2 U' B2 D B2 R2 D' L2 F D2 L2 U' L D2 B F' D' B L2 - 5
L D2 R2 B' L U' D2 B' R U' D2 L2 D2 R2 F2 U2 B D2 F
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
35 competitors- Anyu Zhang (张安宇)
- Bo Wang (王擘)
- Botao Wang (王博韬)
- Changsheng Song (宋长胜)
- Chaohui Lin (林朝辉)
- Filippo Hachen
- Hongyu Zhu (朱宏宇)
- Hongzhou Ma (马红周)
- Huafan Shi (史华帆)
- Jiejie Du (杜杰杰)
- Jingkun Pu (蒲精昆)
- Lei Wang (王磊)
- Liqiang Zhan (战立强)
- Liuyuan Geng (耿留远)
- Lorenzo Vigani Poli
- Pengju Li (李鹏举)
- Rui Chen (陈睿)
- Shaowei Hou (侯少尉)
- Tong Liu (刘童)
- Weilisi (伟力斯)
- Xiaobin Guo (郭筱彬)
- Xiaowei Wang (王晓伟)
- Xin Shi (石欣)
- Yan Jin (金岩)
- Yan Wang (王岩)
- Yan Xia (夏焱)
- Yang Jiao (焦阳)
- Yefeng Hu (胡叶枫)
- Yi Li (李屹)
- Yilin Chen (陈奕麟)
- Yongtao Sun (孙永涛)
- Zhaolun Duan (段兆伦)
- Zhijian Bian (边志坚)
- Zhiyuan Liao (廖智远)
- Zijia Feng (冯子甲)
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.