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Competitions · China

Zhuhai Open 2017

Zhuhai, Guangdong · 29 May 2017 · 14 events · 137 competitors · 134 personal bests

Kailong Li (李开隆) won three of the 14 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Hao Lin (林皓) by 0.08 seconds. 137 competitors produced 134 personal bests, 44 of which still stand today, and 55 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Tairan Zhong (钟泰然) set the Clock average world record: 5.23.

Three wins
Kailong Li (李开隆) — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.08s
closest final — Skewb, Hao Lin (林皓) over Qijun Miao (缪其隽)
134
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kailong Li (李开隆)8.348.81
2×2Yuyang Zhen (甄禹扬)1.772.41
4×4Kailong Li (李开隆)28.8030.67
5×5Kailong Li (李开隆)53.0859.90
3×3 blindfoldedKaijun Lin (林恺俊)19.30
3×3 one-handedRuohan Qiu (邱若寒)14.1416.08
ClockTairan Zhong (钟泰然)4.855.34
MegaminxTianlang Han (韩天朗)56.2558.68
PyraminxQijun Miao (缪其隽)3.544.69
SkewbHao Lin (林皓)3.523.61
Square-1Yan Yu (于晏)8.8312.49
4×4 blindfoldedKaijun Lin (林恺俊)1:55.58
5×5 blindfoldedKaijun Lin (林恺俊)4:23.30
3×3 with feetRuohan Qiu (邱若寒)31.3235.22

The PB harvest

134 set · 44 still standing

First-timers

55 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

137 competitors · 704 results · 14 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. Kailong Li (李开隆) won it with a 8.81 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

137 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.