Competitions · China

Zibo Open 2019

Zibo, Shandong · 17 November 2019 · 6 events · 143 competitors · 127 personal bests

Zhenyu Wang (王振宇) won two of the six events (2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Yibo Wang (王奕博) by 0.08 seconds. 143 competitors produced 127 personal bests, 91 of which still stand today, and 48 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Yutong Li (李雨桐) took a 3×3 single of 1:00.34 down to 17.87, 70 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Zhenyu Wang (王振宇) — 2×2, Pyraminx

0.08s

closest final — Skewb, Yibo Wang (王奕博) over Zhenyu Wang (王振宇)

127

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Lianhao Zhu (褚连皓)	8.19	9.76
2×2	Zhenyu Wang (王振宇)	1.61	2.30
3×3 blindfolded	Bowen Xiao (肖博文)	23.81	31.89
3×3 one-handed	Yibo Wang (王奕博)	13.30	14.30
Pyraminx	Zhenyu Wang (王振宇)	2.51	3.21
Skewb	Yibo Wang (王奕博)	3.24	5.22

The PB harvest

127 set · 91 still standing

Zhenyu Wang (王振宇) — Pyraminx single 1.64: into the top 0.6% of the event's history.
Yunhan Yao (姚云瀚) — 2×2 single 2.42: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
Minghan Li (李明瀚) — 2×2 single 2.78: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
Yifan Geng (耿祎凡) — 2×2 single 2.90: into the top 13.1% of the event's history.
Kun Zhang (张坤) — 2×2 single 2.92: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
Yiming Cao (曹一鸣) — 2×2 single 2.99: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
Jingbo Li (李静波) — Skewb single 4.56: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
Qiao Xu (许琪奥) — Pyraminx single 5.74: into the top 18.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

48 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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

143 competitors · 518 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. Lianhao Zhu (褚连皓) won it with a 9.76 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

143 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.