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ZUST Open 2017

Hangzhou, Zhejiang · 10 June 2017 · 13 events · 127 competitors · 125 personal bests

Kaijun Lin (林恺俊) won four of the 13 events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Yi Wang (王旖) by 0.64 seconds. 127 competitors produced 125 personal bests, 40 of which still stand today, and 38 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Shuchang Ying (应舒畅) took a 2×2 single of 5.55 down to 1.87, 66 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Kaijun Lin (林恺俊) — 3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded
0.64s
closest final — Pyraminx, Yi Wang (王旖) over Yining Yao (姚祎宁)
125
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kaijun Lin (林恺俊)7.427.76
2×2Jack Pan (潘杰康)1.151.71
4×4Xuming Wang (王旭明)30.1231.75
5×5Xuming Wang (王旭明)58.631:05.91
3×3 blindfoldedKaijun Lin (林恺俊)23.27
3×3 Fewest MovesBaiqiang Dong (董百强)27 moves
3×3 one-handedShujie Fang (方述杰)11.0314.41
ClockChenwei Li (李琛炜)5.546.79
MegaminxRenxin Tang (汤任欣)45.8153.81
PyraminxYi Wang (王旖)2.253.74
4×4 blindfoldedKaijun Lin (林恺俊)1:46.02
5×5 blindfoldedKaijun Lin (林恺俊)4:18.31
3×3 Multi-BlindShenghai Fang (方胜海)15 of 16 cubes · 49:31

The PB harvest

125 set · 40 still standing

First-timers

38 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

127 competitors · 609 results · 13 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. Kaijun Lin (林恺俊) won it with a 7.76 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

127 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.