Competitions · China

Zhengzhou Summer 2021

Zhengzhou, Henan · 23 May 2021 · 8 events · 98 competitors · 99 personal bests

Ziyu Wu (吴子钰) won two of the eight events (3×3, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Yilin Miao (苗宜琳) by 0.18 seconds. 98 competitors produced 99 personal bests, 72 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Qishuo Li (李启硕) took a 2×2 single of 11.83 down to 2.38, 80 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Ziyu Wu (吴子钰) — 3×3, Megaminx

0.18s

closest final — Pyraminx, Yilin Miao (苗宜琳) over Yinuo Zhao (赵伊诺)

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ziyu Wu (吴子钰)	6.94	8.04
2×2	Xiaoke Xu (徐晓珂)	1.44	2.06
4×4	Yibo Wang (王奕博)	28.65	31.89
3×3 blindfolded	Bowen Xiao (肖博文)	20.49	—
3×3 one-handed	Yibo Wang (王奕博)	11.31	12.16
Megaminx	Ziyu Wu (吴子钰)	34.13	35.98
Pyraminx	Yilin Miao (苗宜琳)	2.56	2.82
Skewb	Yihao Zhao (赵羿皓)	3.00	3.42

The PB harvest

99 set · 72 still standing

Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) — 2×2 single 0.73: into the top 0.15% of the event's history.
Xiaoke Xu (徐晓珂) — 2×2 single 0.97: into the top 0.5% of the event's history.
Xiaoke Xu (徐晓珂) — 3×3 single 6.84: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Pinda Qian (钱品达) — 3×3 single 7.00: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Xiaoke Xu (徐晓珂) — 3×3 one-handed single 10.42: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Hang Li (李航) — 2×2 single 1.34: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Mingzhi Da (达明志) — 2×2 single 1.35: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Haibo Sui (隋海波) — 3×3 single 7.26: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,438 people who made their debut in 2021. 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

98 competitors · 465 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. Ziyu Wu (吴子钰) won it with a 8.04 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

98 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.