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Zhanjiang Open 2017

Zhanjiang, Guangdong · 22 October 2017 · 7 events · 70 competitors · 33 personal bests

Xingyu Chen (陈星宇) won two of the seven events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Wei Luo (罗巍) by 0.03 seconds. 70 competitors produced 33 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and 33 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Xuezhou Shen (申学舟) took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 2:13.83 down to 54.43, 59 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Xingyu Chen (陈星宇) — 3×3, 4×4
0.03s
closest final — 2×2, Wei Luo (罗巍) over Xingyu Chen (陈星宇)
33
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Xingyu Chen (陈星宇)8.779.47
2×2Wei Luo (罗巍)4.654.78
4×4Xingyu Chen (陈星宇)38.5942.61
3×3 blindfoldedXuezhou Shen (申学舟)54.43
3×3 one-handedJunlong Li (李俊龙)13.9015.51
PyraminxYanjing He (何彦憬)4.175.24
Square-1Yimin Huang (黄奕敏)13.9014.97

The PB harvest

33 set · 12 still standing

First-timers

33 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. 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

70 competitors · 275 results · 7 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. Xingyu Chen (陈星宇) won it with a 9.47 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

70 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.