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Competitions · China

Zhongshan NxN Speedcubing 2018

Zhongshan, Guangdong · 9 September 2018 · 7 events · 113 competitors · 120 personal bests

Anyu Zhang (张安宇) won two of the seven events (6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Zixi Li (李梓熙) by 0.03 seconds. 113 competitors produced 120 personal bests, 34 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮) set the 4×4 single national record: 23.18.

Two wins
Anyu Zhang (张安宇) — 6×6, 7×7
0.03s
closest final — 2×2, Zixi Li (李梓熙) over Wong Yuk Chi (黃昱誌)
120
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Zijian Cai (蔡子健)6.008.16
2×2Zixi Li (李梓熙)2.202.62
4×4Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮)23.8427.35
5×5Wong Kin Lok (黃健樂)53.5255.73
6×6Anyu Zhang (张安宇)1:34.241:39.92
7×7Anyu Zhang (张安宇)2:16.862:19.89
3×3 one-handedJunlong Li (李俊龙)13.9514.88

The PB harvest

120 set · 34 still standing

First-timers

16 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

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

113 competitors · 489 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. Zijian Cai (蔡子健) won it with a 8.16 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

113 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.