Competitions · China
Xuzhou Open PM 2021
Xuzhou · 16 May 2021 · 5 events · 37 competitors · 38 personal bests
Yibo Wang (王奕博) won two of the five events (4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Xianghua Zhao (赵祥华) by 0.32 seconds. 37 competitors produced 38 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Ding Li (李丁) took a Square-1 single of 49.08 down to 16.63, 66 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Lukas Shelley | 5.74 | 6.47 |
| 4×4 | Yibo Wang (王奕博) | 28.30 | 32.21 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Yibo Wang (王奕博) | 8.53 | 13.08 |
| Clock | Xianghua Zhao (赵祥华) | 6.28 | 7.23 |
| Square-1 | Xuechao Zhang (张学超) | 6.73 | 7.68 |
The PB harvest
38 set · 20 still standing- Xiaobin Rui (芮晓彬) — 3×3 one-handed single 11.93: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
- Yutao Xue (薛宇韬) — 3×3 one-handed single 12.84: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
- Rui Qin (秦睿) — Clock single 6.13: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
- Junyue He (何俊月) — 3×3 single 11.37: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
- Xiaobin Rui (芮晓彬) — Clock single 7.35: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
- Xuezhi Zhang (张学智) — Clock single 7.84: into the top 14.4% of the event's history.
- Jialu Zhang (张佳禄) — 3×3 single 12.52: into the top 15.7% of the event's history.
- Wuouran Liu (刘巫偶然) — Square-1 single 15.27: into the top 17.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,438 people who made their debut in 2021. 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
37 competitors · 135 results · 5 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. Lukas Shelley won it with a 6.47 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L' U' L U' B2 R2 B2 D2 B2 U R2 D2 L R U' F' L2 B' D B - 2
R' F D' B2 U2 D2 R2 L U' D2 R D2 R' L2 F2 D2 L' U - 3
U2 B2 U' L2 R2 F2 L2 D2 L U F2 U' R2 B L F2 D' L F - 4
R2 F U D2 R' B' R' F' L2 D2 R2 B2 U2 L D2 F2 D2 U B2 - 5
F B2 L' D2 F R2 F U' R B' R2 L2 B' D2 F D2 B2 D2 U
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
37 competitors- Bofan Zhang (张博藩)
- Chengyu Zou (邹骋宇)
- Ding Li (李丁)
- Fengyan Zhang (张枫岩)
- Hansi Wang (王翰思)
- Hao Yin (殷浩)
- Haowen Ge (葛浩文)
- Henan Zhang (张赫男)
- Heng Guo (郭恒)
- Hongbo Cui (崔鈜博)
- Jialu Zhang (张佳禄)
- Jing Chen (陈憬)
- Junyue He (何俊月)
- Lucheng Wang (王路成)
- Lukas Shelley
- Rui Qin (秦睿)
- Wuouran Liu (刘巫偶然)
- Xianghua Zhao (赵祥华)
- Xiaobin Rui (芮晓彬)
- Xiaobo Jin (金晓波)
- Xinjie Ma (马鑫杰)
- Xuechao Zhang (张学超)
- Xuezhi Zhang (张学智)
- Yaji Liang (梁雅吉)
- Yibo Wang (王奕博)
- Yifan Cheng (程依凡)
- Yixing Wang (王一行)
- Yu Fu (付煜)
- Yuchen Zhang (张宇晨)
- Yutao Xue (薛宇韬)
- Yuting Wang (王宇婷)
- Yutong Wu (吴煜桐)
- Zhenyu Wang (王振宇)
- Zhiyuan Ma (马之元)
- Zifeng Lin (蔺子丰)
- Ziyi Hu (胡子一)
- Ziyue Wu (吴子玥)
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.