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Zibo Open 2015

Zibo, Shandong · 15 November 2015 · 5 events · 95 competitors · 59 personal bests

Fazhen Wu (吴法臻) won three of the five events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Fazhen Wu (吴法臻) by 0.07 seconds. 95 competitors produced 59 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and 63 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Shangzhi Jie (节尚志) took a 2×2 single of 22.34 down to 6.76, 70 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Fazhen Wu (吴法臻) — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
0.07s
closest final — 2×2, Fazhen Wu (吴法臻) over Yu Chen (陈宇)
59
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Guanchen Zhou (周冠辰)10.6511.23
2×2Fazhen Wu (吴法臻)3.624.10
3×3 blindfoldedZheng Li (李峥)2:09.12
3×3 one-handedFazhen Wu (吴法臻)15.4818.73
PyraminxFazhen Wu (吴法臻)5.676.09

The PB harvest

59 set · 20 still standing

First-timers

63 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. 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

95 competitors · 388 results · 5 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. Guanchen Zhou (周冠辰) won it with a 11.23 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

95 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.