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Competitions · China

Yangjiang Open 2019

Yangjiang, Guangdong · 19 January 2019 · 5 events · 36 competitors · 27 personal bests

Zijian Cai (蔡子健) won three of the five events (3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Zijian Cai (蔡子健) by 0.24 seconds. 36 competitors produced 27 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Junyi Wei (韦俊毅) took a Pyraminx single of 6.80 down to 3.57, 48 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Zijian Cai (蔡子健) — 3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx
0.24s
closest final — Pyraminx, Zijian Cai (蔡子健) over Lincheng Cai (蔡林成)
27
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Zijian Cai (蔡子健)7.638.99
2×2Zijian Cai (蔡子健)1.912.33
3×3 one-handedRuohan Qiu (邱若寒)13.0714.42
PyraminxZijian Cai (蔡子健)3.494.82
3×3 with feetWeisheng Chen (陈伟胜)28.0334.88

The PB harvest

27 set · 12 still standing

First-timers

13 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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

36 competitors · 164 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. Zijian Cai (蔡子健) won it with a 8.99 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

36 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.