Deqing Small Cubes Summer 2024

Yiheng Wang delivered an astonishing masterclass on August 25, 2024, capturing two tournament victories including a blistering 4.73 winning average in the 3x3x3 Cube final. Speedcubers made their way from across the region to assemble at the Deqing International Exhibition Center, converging on Huzhou, Zhejiang, China for a packed single-day program. The long journeys paid off with high-tempo rounds across smaller puzzles, creating an intense atmosphere as 144 competitors took their seats across six official events and thirteen rounds of competition.

The journey into Huzhou proved especially fruitful for Wang, who opened his account by securing the 2x2x2 Cube title in emphatic fashion. Blasting through the final with a 1.12 winning average and a best single solve of 0.90, Wang led a podium sweep for China alongside runner-up Bofan Zhang with 1.43 and third-place finisher Yingjian Gong with 1.49. The event saw tremendous depth throughout the bracket, as 102 competitors took part in the two rounds scheduled for the miniature puzzle.

The premier 3x3x3 Cube event drew a massive field of 138 contenders across three rounds, serving as the central spectacle of the cubing competition. Wang maintained his supreme form from earlier in the day, taking top honours with his 4.73 average and an event-best single of 4.33. Xuanyi Geng claimed second place with a mark of 5.14, while Bofan Zhang stepped onto the podium once again to take third place with a 5.51 average, ensuring the classic Rubik's Cube contest ended on a remarkably rapid note.

Beyond the traditional Rubik's Cube, the schedule provided rapid turnarounds across side disciplines. In the Pyraminx, Lingkun Jiang swept the field of 86 competitors by recording a 1.27 winning average and a single of 1.18. Yifan Luo finished second with an average of 2.18, narrowly edging Kaixi Guo who logged a 2.21 average for third. The Skewb final produced a rare tie at the top, where Coral Yuxin Cai and Kaixi Guo both achieved identical 2.13 winning averages, leaving Mingze Lin to round out the podium in third at 2.35.

Away from the top of the podiums, the competition floor buzzed with personal triumphs from dedicated participants who travelled to test their limits. Jiacheng Wu tackled three events and made significant progress, taking on a first ever attempt at 3x3x3 Cube with a 13.25 and a first ever attempt at Skewb with 6.71, while setting a new 2x2x2 Cube personal best of 3.70 to improve by 68.9 percent from an earlier 11.91. Junyuan Hu took on three events, posting a first ever attempt at Clock of 9.11, earning a best finish of 20th place in Square-1 with a first attempt of 30.38, and cutting his 3x3x3 Cube personal best to 9.98, an improvement of 41.4 percent over his prior 17.02 mark.

Other competitors took on broad schedules to mark major milestones in their personal speed cubing journeys. Hengyu Xiong contested four events, logging a first ever attempt at Skewb with 7.91 and a first ever attempt at Pyraminx with 8.10, while carving 38.2 percent off his 2x2x2 Cube personal best down to 3.45. Yuzhen Zheng took on five events, registering a first ever attempt at Clock with 15.75, a first ever attempt at Skewb with 8.04, and a 2x2x2 Cube personal best of 3.01. Zhen Yuan also tackled five events, completing a first ever attempt at Clock in 14.20, Pyraminx in 10.68, and Skewb in 9.36. Jinjuan Xue rounded out four events with a first attempt at 3x3x3 Cube in 19.58, a first 2x2x2 Cube try of 6.51, and a Pyraminx personal best of 7.19, improving by 23 percent.

The remaining events at Deqing Small Cubes Summer 2024 featured sharp technical battles across varied mechanics. In Clock, Yening Liu took first place from 54 competitors with a 4.67 winning average, followed closely by Owen Yepeng Sun at 4.83, while Hong Kong competitor Jerry Chung claimed third with an average of 4.98. The Square-1 discipline saw Zhiquan Li lead the 27-person field with an 8.95 winning average, holding off Kexin Chen at 9.76 and Yening Liu at 9.85 across two competitive rounds.

With seventeen podium places earned by competitors representing China and one by Hong Kong, the gathering at the Deqing International Exhibition Center highlighted the immense depth across all six featured events. Competitors celebrated their hard-earned 3x3 results alongside newly minted personal bests across the smaller formats. As this memorable WCA competition drew to a close, participants packed up their puzzles and began their journeys home, already looking ahead to the challenges of the next speedcubing season.

The full schedule at Deqing Small Cubes Summer 2024 showcased the complete breadth of modern solving, from lightning-quick Pyraminx rounds to intricate Clock solves. The shared travel and shared passion brought over a hundred speedcubers together for a showcase of precision and technique that set a high benchmark for regional tournaments in 2024.

在单手魔方以及各项考验极致手法与灵动技巧的小型项目中，选手对每一步转动和观察预判都有着极为严苛的要求。在浙江湖州举办的Deqing Small Cubes Summer 2024上，Yiheng Wang (王艺衡)展现了超凡的统治力，在三阶魔方决赛中以4.73秒的夺冠平均成绩技惊四座，同时刷出4.33秒的全场最佳单次成绩，为这场速度与技巧的较量奠定了极为震撼的基调。

本次魔方赛事于2024年8月25日在德清国际展览中心举行，共吸引了144名魔方运动选手参与6个项目的角逐。在为期一天的密集赛程里，选手们在13轮比拼中全方位展现了魔方竞速的魅力。除了三阶速拧之外，二阶、金字塔、斜转、魔表和Square-1等项目同样精彩纷呈，各路好手在这场WCA认证比赛中各显神通，向最高荣誉发起冲击。

三阶魔方项目汇聚了多达138名选手参与三轮角逐。在终极决战中，Yiheng Wang (王艺衡)凭借稳定的发挥斩获冠军。Xuanyi Geng (耿暄一)以5.14秒的平均成绩紧随其后夺得亚军，Bofan Zhang (张博藩)则以5.51秒的平均成绩位列第三名，整场领奖台争夺异常激烈。

在二阶魔方项目中，Yiheng Wang (王艺衡)再度大放异彩，以1.12秒的夺冠平均成绩和0.90秒的最佳单次夺得双冠王。Bofan Zhang (张博藩)以1.43秒的平均成绩摘得银牌，Yingjian Gong (龚英健)以1.49秒获得铜牌。该项目竞争白热化，多位选手在轮次中展现了极高水平的手速调动与极简还原思路。

金字塔魔方与斜转魔方赛场同样高潮迭起。Lingkun Jiang (姜凌坤)在金字塔决赛中凭借1.27秒的惊人平均成绩登顶，Yifan Luo (骆奕帆)以2.18秒位列次席，Kaixi Guo (郭铠希)以2.21秒位列第三。在斜转魔方决赛中，Coral Yuxin Cai (蔡羽欣)与Kaixi Guo (郭铠希)以相同的2.13秒平均成绩并列夺得第一名，Mingze Lin (林铭泽)以2.35秒获得第三名。

其他异形项目中，Yening Liu (刘烨宁)在魔表项目中发挥出色，以4.67秒的平均成绩和3.69秒的单次成绩夺冠，Owen Yepeng Sun (孙叶芃)与Jerry Chung (鍾養浩)分别以4.83秒和4.98秒登上领奖台。在Square-1项目中，Zhiquan Li (李志权)以8.95秒的平均成绩力拔头筹，Kexin Chen (陈可辛)以9.76秒屈居亚军，Yening Liu (刘烨宁)以9.85秒再添一枚铜牌。

在这场热闹的竞速盛会中，许多默默耕耘的选手迎来了个人突破。Pengyu Xu (徐鹏宇)参加了4个项目，在二阶魔方中斩获4.02秒的个人最好成绩，较此前大幅提升45.2%，金字塔项目跑出7.44秒提升26.3%，并完成了斜转项目的初次尝试，成绩为11.15秒。Zijian Zhou (周子健)在斜转项目中跑出11.05秒，较此前的22.52秒提升了50.9%，并在魔表项目迎来首次亮相，成绩为17.94秒。Jiayue Chen (陈家悦)在金字塔项目中以4.66秒刷新个人最好成绩，提速22.3%，同时首次参与了二阶魔方与魔表项目，分别取得4.76秒和25.12秒的成绩。

赛场上同样写满了新尝试的喜悦。He Tang (唐禾)在三阶魔方中以16.17秒刷新个人最好成绩，较此前的19.57秒提速17.4%，并在二阶和斜转项目中分别完成了6.64秒和15.77秒的初次亮相。Ziheng Xu (徐子恒)在金字塔项目中跑出7.40秒，较此前的11.38秒大幅提速35%，二阶魔方以5.89秒提速22.9%，同时完成了斜转的首次尝试，成绩为13.30秒。Jiuyun Gu (辜九云)则在金字塔项目中以10.25秒提升13.5%，并顺利完成了二阶11.45秒和三阶25.08秒的首次挑战。

Deqing Small Cubes Summer 2024在浙江湖州圆满收官，赛事不仅见证了顶尖高手的精彩对决与多项高水平成绩的诞生，也记录了无数魔方爱好者挑战自我、突破极限的难忘瞬间。随着各项比赛尘埃落定，选手们用速度与热爱为这个夏天的魔方赛场写下了浓墨重彩的一笔。