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Competitions · China

XJTU Open 2016

Xi'an, Shaanxi · 27 November 2016 · 8 events · 110 competitors · 74 personal bests

Zhiqing Shi (石志庆) won two of the eight events (6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Wangkang Zhu (朱旺康) by 0.50 seconds. 110 competitors produced 74 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and 33 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Xianglong Gao (高向龙) took a Skewb single of 10.15 down to 4.80, 53 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Zhiqing Shi (石志庆) — 6×6, 7×7
0.50s
closest final — Skewb, Wangkang Zhu (朱旺康) over Yifan Meng (孟一凡)
74
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jiayu Wang (王佳宇)7.218.17
2×2Jack Pan (潘杰康)1.872.43
6×6Zhiqing Shi (石志庆)2:04.932:07.03
7×7Zhiqing Shi (石志庆)2:47.303:02.39
3×3 blindfoldedYiwei Liu (刘伊玮)59.511:12.83
ClockZijia Feng (冯子甲)6.567.17
MegaminxJiahe Dai (戴嘉禾)58.091:08.22
SkewbWangkang Zhu (朱旺康)4.925.17

The PB harvest

74 set · 22 still standing

First-timers

33 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

110 competitors · 359 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. Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) won it with a 8.17 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

110 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.