Competitions · China
Zhengzhou Open 2014
Zhengzhou, Henan · 25 May 2014 · 6 events · 42 competitors · 28 personal bests
Xiaowei Wang (王晓伟) won four of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Xiaowei Wang (王晓伟) by 0.25 seconds. 42 competitors produced 28 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Xiaoyuan Li (李肖源) took a 3×3 single of 38.56 down to 17.43, 55 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Xiaowei Wang (王晓伟) | 11.66 | 12.79 |
| 4×4 | Xiaowei Wang (王晓伟) | 47.77 | 50.99 |
| 5×5 | Xiaowei Wang (王晓伟) | 1:46.03 | 1:52.81 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Yongqiang Peng (彭永强) | 1:19.50 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Xiaowei Wang (王晓伟) | 17.19 | 19.16 |
| Pyraminx | Hao Xu (徐豪) | 4.46 | 5.06 |
The PB harvest
28 set · 9 still standing- Shikai Jiang (江侍锴) — 3×3 one-handed single 17.44: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
- Yongqiang Peng (彭永强) — 3×3 single 13.30: into the top 18.5% of the event's history.
- Xinbo Ye (叶心波) — 3×3 single 14.34: into the top 22.2% of the event's history.
- Chen Zhang (张晨) — 3×3 single 16.27: into the top 28.7% of the event's history.
- Hao Li (李浩) — 3×3 single 16.27: into the top 28.7% of the event's history.
- Yihao Zhang (张倚豪) — 3×3 single 16.38: into the top 29.0% of the event's history.
- Chi Han (韩驰) — 3×3 single 28.63: into the top 60.1% of the event's history.
- Xin Jin (金鑫) — 3×3 single 59.38: into the top 91.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
18 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. 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
42 competitors · 140 results · 6 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. Xiaowei Wang (王晓伟) won it with a 12.79 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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B' L2 F' L2 D2 B2 R2 B U' R' B' F2 R2 D' U R B L2 R' - 2
D L' F' U2 L D B' U2 R2 U R2 F U2 B U2 F' D2 B2 R2 - 3
L D2 U2 L2 B2 L F2 D2 L2 B2 F2 D' L' F' D2 L U' B' L' U B' - 4
D2 R L D L2 F U2 D B L B2 D2 R2 D2 L2 B' L2 F' D2 B' - 5
L D' F U2 B U D' L U' F R2 F2 L2 D R2 U2 R2 B2 D B2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
42 competitors- Chang'en Li (李长恩)
- Chaohui Lin (林朝辉)
- Chen Zhang (张晨)
- Chi Han (韩驰)
- Donglei Li (李冬雷)
- Guofu Gu (谷国富)
- Haichuan Cong (丛海川)
- Hao Li (李浩)
- Hao Xu (徐豪)
- Hao Zhang (张昊)
- Hui Lü (吕慧)
- Jiaxin Hou (候家欣)
- Jie Zhang (张洁)
- Jingkun Pu (蒲精昆)
- Junkui Hu (胡军奎)
- Lang Yuan (袁朗)
- Letong Meng (孟乐同)
- Lianchuan Li (李连川)
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣)
- Pengshuai Cheng (程鹏帅)
- Shikai Jiang (江侍锴)
- Shuaijie Lu (卢帅杰)
- Tao Zhang (张涛)
- Weiyuan Cao (曹魏源)
- Wen-Jou Lin (林彣柔)
- Wenjing Cheng (程文镜)
- Wenliu Cheng (程文镠)
- Xiaobo Wang (王晓博)
- Xiaowei Wang (王晓伟)
- Xiaoyuan Li (李肖源)
- Xin Jin (金鑫)
- Xinbo Ye (叶心波)
- Xudong Fan (樊旭东)
- Yanling Li (李燕玲)
- Yawen Liao (廖雅文)
- Yi Song (宋毅)
- Yihao Zhang (张倚豪)
- Yiliang Lu (路义亮)
- Yongqiang Peng (彭永强)
- Yongtao Sun (孙永涛)
- Yu Gu (谷雨)
- Yue Zheng (郑越)
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.