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Competitions · China

Xining Summer Open 2015

Xining, Qinghai · 8 August 2015 · 10 events · 54 competitors · 63 personal bests

Bo Wang (王擘) won three of the ten events (4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Guanchen Zhou (周冠辰) by 0.27 seconds. 54 competitors produced 63 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jinming Li (李金洺) took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:41.54 down to 31.93, 69 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Bo Wang (王擘) — 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.27s
closest final — 3×3, Guanchen Zhou (周冠辰) over Jiejie Du (杜杰杰)
63
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Guanchen Zhou (周冠辰)9.3310.62
2×2Jack Pan (潘杰康)1.902.54
4×4Bo Wang (王擘)30.7739.80
5×5Bo Wang (王擘)1:19.591:25.89
3×3 one-handedBo Wang (王擘)14.3318.44
ClockChenwei Li (李琛炜)6.497.60
MegaminxZhiyuan Liao (廖智远)1:09.551:17.25
PyraminxHaikun Xu (徐海坤)4.956.15
SkewbJiejie Du (杜杰杰)2.765.44
Square-1Junjie Li (李俊杰)31.4035.16

The PB harvest

63 set · 32 still standing

First-timers

19 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

54 competitors · 230 results · 10 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. Guanchen Zhou (周冠辰) won it with a 10.62 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

54 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.