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Zhangzhou Open 2018

Zhangzhou, Fujian · 14 July 2018 · 8 events · 88 competitors · 91 personal bests

Mulun Yin (阴目仑) won two of the eight events (4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Xinjie Shi (施鑫杰) by 0.00 seconds. 88 competitors produced 91 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Yufeng Chen (陈裕丰) took a 2×2 single of 10.39 down to 4.86, 53 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Mulun Yin (阴目仑) — 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.00s
closest final — Pyraminx, Xinjie Shi (施鑫杰) over Jianyan Ou (欧鉴言)
91
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ganghui Lin (林刚辉)8.159.02
2×2Jack Pan (潘杰康)1.491.88
4×4Mulun Yin (阴目仑)30.4734.39
3×3 blindfoldedXin Tang (唐薪)32.11
3×3 one-handedMulun Yin (阴目仑)12.0014.90
MegaminxZhongyu Zheng (郑仲宇)39.2846.08
PyraminxXinjie Shi (施鑫杰)3.043.81
SkewbZeyu Gao (高泽宇)2.323.24

The PB harvest

91 set · 28 still standing

First-timers

18 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. 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

88 competitors · 378 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. Ganghui Lin (林刚辉) won it with a 9.02 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

88 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.