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Competitions · China

Zhanjiang Open 2019

Zhanjiang, Guangdong · 18 August 2019 · 7 events · 93 competitors · 70 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 Rilang Cao (曹日朗) by 0.06 seconds. 93 competitors produced 70 personal bests, 37 of which still stand today, and 31 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Deying Ou (欧德颖) took a Pyraminx single of 13.27 down to 6.10, 54 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Xingyu Chen (陈星宇) — 3×3, 4×4
0.06s
closest final — 2×2, Rilang Cao (曹日朗) over Xuanle Wu (吴轩乐)
70
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Xingyu Chen (陈星宇)7.629.41
2×2Rilang Cao (曹日朗)2.342.46
4×4Xingyu Chen (陈星宇)26.8534.87
5×5Ruzhen Ye (叶儒臻)1:06.551:08.13
3×3 one-handedRuohan Qiu (邱若寒)12.6414.74
PyraminxYanjing He (何彦憬)3.123.84
SkewbJunxi Jian (简隽希)4.405.76

The PB harvest

70 set · 37 still standing

First-timers

31 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

93 competitors · 333 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 9.41 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

93 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.