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Competitions · China

Xi'an Winter Open 2014

Xi'an, Shaanxi · 7 December 2014 · 6 events · 68 competitors · 64 personal bests

Haowei Fan (樊浩玮) won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Zhi Geng (耿智) by 0.02 seconds. 68 competitors produced 64 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Jiejie Du (杜杰杰) set the Skewb average national record: 4.70.

Two wins
Haowei Fan (樊浩玮) — 3×3, 4×4
0.02s
closest final — Skewb, Zhi Geng (耿智) over Mingkang Guo (郭名康)
64
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Haowei Fan (樊浩玮)8.389.66
2×2Yan Jin (金岩)3.664.12
4×4Haowei Fan (樊浩玮)35.6140.56
5×5Anyu Zhang (张安宇)1:20.651:23.86
PyraminxJiejie Du (杜杰杰)5.466.13
SkewbZhi Geng (耿智)4.815.84

The PB harvest

64 set · 16 still standing

First-timers

22 people 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

68 competitors · 284 results · 6 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. Haowei Fan (樊浩玮) won it with a 9.66 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

68 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.