Please Be Quiet Shanghai 2025

Inside the halls of the Xindongya Building, an unusual quiet settled over the floor as competitors prepared their minds for intense memorisation and deep calculation. The distinctive hushed atmosphere of Please Be Quiet Shanghai 2025 brought 70 competitors together in Shanghai, China across April 12 and April 13, 2025. Across two days of intense focus, the cubing competition delivered ten rounds of high-stakes play spanning five specialty events. In disciplines where a single misstep can wipe out an entire attempt, steady pacing and methodical execution took precedence over frantic turns on the Rubik's Cube.

The 3x3x3 Fewest Moves contest embodied this premium on consistency throughout its two rounds. While several solvers hunted for singular breakthrough lines, Singapore's Wong Chong Wen (黄崇文) delivered three measured solutions across the board to secure the overall victory with a 21.00 winning average. Wong Chong Wen found a best single of 19 moves along the way, edging out China's Lichi Fang (方力驰), who claimed second place with a close 21.33 average. Jibo Zhao (赵吉波) locked down third place on the podium with an average of 23.33, proving that meticulous planning reliably outlasts impulsive risk in standard move-count speedcubing.

The 3x3 results in the blindfolded category brought another showcase of technical control, where solvers must commit cube states entirely to memory before executing turns without sight. Yifan Wang (王逸帆) captured first place with a decisive single of 23.31 seconds, holding off Haotian Shi (史浩天), who took second place with a time of 27.83 seconds. Xingyan Ding (丁醒炎) rounded out the podium in third place with a 23.89 mark. The 48 competitors in the event faced tough conditions across three rounds, where managing nerves and maintaining steady recall determined the final rankings.

Yifan Wang carried that same calculated rhythm into 3x3x3 Multi-Blind, where mental stamina is tested over dozens of cubes in an hour-long window. Wang claimed victory among 25 competitors by successfully solving 20 out of 21 cubes in a time of 53:03. Zhibao Zhang (张智宝) took second place with a massive attempt of 23 out of 30 cubes in 56:12, while Yonghao Xu (徐永浩) finished third after solving 19 out of 24 cubes in 52:02. The event highlighted how sustainable pace and accurate memorisation routes yield top placements when the pressure mounts.

In the big-cube blind categories, Zhe Wang (王哲) put together an exceptional weekend of disciplined speed cubing across both the 4x4x4 and 5x5x5 variants. In 4x4x4 Blindfolded, Zhe Wang earned the victory with a 1:37.93 single, well ahead of Zicong Liu (刘子聪) in second place at 3:30.05 and Yuhang Sun (孙煜航) in third at 3:42.59. Zhe Wang completed the double title sweep in 5x5x5 Blindfolded, posting a winning time of 2:46.57 across two rounds, followed by Yonghao Xu in second at 7:41.76 and Yuhang Sun in third at 7:45.40.

Beyond the top podium steps, the quiet intensity of the WCA competition spurred tremendous individual progress throughout the ranks. Yutong Yan (严裕彤) authored one of the most remarkable breakthroughs of the weekend, entering three events and slicing an astonishing 58.6 percent off their previous benchmark in 3x3x3 Blindfolded to record a personal best of 1:47.88. Zijun Liu (刘子钧) also enjoyed a standout run across three events, earning fifth place in 4x4x4 Blindfolded with a personal best of 3:48.52, which was 41.8 percent faster than before, alongside a 5x5x5 Blindfolded best of 9:15.94 and a 3x3x3 Blindfolded mark of 47.37. Junyu Wang (王骏瑜) improved substantially as well, clocking a 3x3x3 Blindfolded personal best of 1:17.99, a 39.8 percent drop from their previous mark.

That same drive was evident across multiple events for Jingcai Li (李经才), who contested four disciplines and placed fifth in 3x3x3 Multi-Blind while lowering personal bests in 4x4x4 Blindfolded to 6:15.31, 3x3x3 Blindfolded to 57.04, and 5x5x5 Blindfolded to 13:51.00. First-time milestone attempts also highlighted the schedule. Weikang Zheng (郑炜康) took on their first ever attempt at 3x3x3 Multi-Blind, recording a clean 2/2 in 13:45 to place 16th while trimming their 3x3x3 Fewest Moves personal best to 31. Meanwhile, Wenxin Huang (黄文信) completed their first ever official 3x3x3 Fewest Moves attempt, logging a successful 40-move solution.

Across ten rounds of demanding competition, the podium tally reflected the regional depth of talent, with China collecting 14 podium places and Singapore securing one. Please Be Quiet Shanghai 2025 demonstrated that calm execution and steady consistency remain the decisive elements when solving under silence. As the puzzles were packed away at the Xindongya Building, solvers concluded a weekend defined by sharp focus and calculated mastery.

在极度考验记忆与空间推理的魔方盲拧项目中，王哲（Zhe Wang）凭借惊人的发挥成为了全场瞩目的焦点。在五阶盲拧决赛中，他以单次2:46.57的绝对优势夺魁，同时在四阶盲拧中以1:37.93的单次成绩再获一冠，成为当之无愧的双冠得主。整个周末的赛场弥漫着屏息凝神的专注氛围。

2025年4月12日至13日，Please Be Quiet Shanghai 2025在位于Shanghai, China的新东亚大厦举行。作为一场专注于高难度项目的WCA魔方比赛，这场魔方竞速盛会吸引了70名参赛选手报名参加。在两个比赛日内，选手们在5个代表性项目中展开了10个轮次的深度对抗。

三阶盲拧项目共有48位选手参与角逐，王逸帆（Yifan Wang）展现了出色的状态，在三轮的较量中以23.31的决赛单次成绩摘得桂冠。他在赛程中还曾做出过17.08的亮眼单次成绩。史浩天（Haotian Shi）以27.83获得亚军，丁醒炎（Xingyan Ding）以23.89位列季军，竞争激烈程度可见一斑。

王逸帆（Yifan Wang）的优异发挥不仅限于单颗盲拧，在需要长时间专注与记忆的多颗三阶盲拧项目中，他面对21个魔方成功复原20个，用时53:03顺利夺冠。张智宝（Zhibao Zhang）以23/30用时56:12获得第二名，徐永浩（Yonghao Xu）以19/24用时52:02位列第三，选手们的极限记忆力令人惊叹。

高阶盲拧的领奖台同样被扎实的实力所占据。在四阶盲拧中，王哲（Zhe Wang）以1:37.93夺金，刘子聪（Zicong Liu）以3:30.05获得亚军，孙煜航（Yuhang Sun）以3:42.59位列第三。在五阶盲拧中，王哲（Zhe Wang）再次夺金，徐永浩（Yonghao Xu）以7:41.76获得亚军，孙煜航（Yuhang Sun）以7:45.40收获个人第二个季军。

除了领奖台上的激烈比拼，许多默默耕耘的选手也在赛场上完成了各自的重大突破。戴铭民（Mingmin Dai）在这场比赛中首次挑战三阶盲拧，便顺利交出了1:39.37的出色单次成绩。施海滨（Haibin Shi）同样迎来了个人在三阶盲拧上的首次尝试，录得3:15.34，并在多颗盲拧中斩获了第20名。罗龙隆（Longlong Luo）在参加的两个项目中完成了三阶盲拧的赛场首秀，成绩为4:09.27。

在需要极强逻辑解题能力的少步项目中，选手们也迈出了全新的一步。张为然（Weiran Zhang）迎来了生涯首次三阶少步尝试，交出了33步的亮眼表现。胡暮悦（Muyue Hu）在此迎来了少步项目的首次亮相并取得46步。孙嘉仁（Jiaren Sun）也完成了个人在少步项目上的第一场比拼，单次成绩为60步，他们的突破丰富了整个赛事的意义。

作为唯一步数解题的比拼，三阶少步项目共有48人参赛。来自新加坡的黄崇文（Wong Chong Wen）展现了极其出色的路线优化能力，以21.00的平均成绩和19步的单次拔得头筹。来自中国的方力驰（Lichi Fang）以21.33的平均成绩夺得亚军，赵吉波（Jibo Zhao）以23.33排在第三位。

两天的赛程不仅见证了王哲（Zhe Wang）和王逸帆（Yifan Wang）等顶尖好手的荣耀时刻，也记录了众多魔方爱好者向更高难度项目发起挑战的足迹。Please Be Quiet Shanghai 2025在静谧与激烈的交织中圆满落幕，为新赛季的各项赛事留下了浓墨重彩的一笔。