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Competitions · China

Xi'an Yangling 2012

Xi'an, Shaanxi Province · 1 January 2012 · 8 events · 20 competitors · 28 personal bests

Pengju Li (李鹏举) won two of the eight events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Xinran Wang (王新然) by 0.01 seconds. 20 competitors produced 28 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Shijie Li (李世杰) took a 2×2 single of 9.55 down to 4.72, 51 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Pengju Li (李鹏举) — 4×4, 5×5
0.01s
closest final — 2×2, Xinran Wang (王新然) over Haotian Dong (董浩天)
28
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Haotian Dong (董浩天)12.7115.30
2×2Xinran Wang (王新然)4.305.84
4×4Pengju Li (李鹏举)48.5853.69
5×5Pengju Li (李鹏举)1:33.581:38.76
3×3 blindfoldedKun Zhu (朱坤)1:27.27
3×3 one-handedZhu Jin (金竹)23.6624.88
MagicZhu Jin (金竹)1.802.09
Master MagicXu Zhao (赵旭)2.402.74

The PB harvest

28 set · 8 still standing

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,376 people who made their debut in 2012. 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

20 competitors · 121 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

20 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.