Shenzhen Open 2024

A massive gathering of 227 competitors assembled for the Shenzhen Open 2024 on December 7, 2024, setting the stage for a day where sustained composure outweighed fleeting flashes of speed. Hosted at the Hongfeng Hotel in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, this packed WCA competition compressed eleven rounds of play across five events into a single demanding day. From the opening scrambles to the final solves, the tournament proved that steady hands and disciplined round-by-round averages were the decisive factors in claiming victory.

The premier 3x3x3 Cube event drew a field of 223 entrants through three intensive stages, where control proved paramount. Zhen Chen delivered a masterclass in stability to capture the title, anchoring his victory with an impressive 5.78 winning average alongside a best single of 4.91. While single-solve speed always electrifies the room, Chen was able to keep mistakes to a minimum across all five solves in the final. Xuanyi Geng secured the second spot on the podium with a 5.90 average, while Kangze Wang finished third at 6.21, highlighting the supreme standard of the top tier 3x3 results in 2024.

Zhen Chen was not done with his consistent display, returning to the tables in the 3x3x3 One-Handed event to claim his second gold medal of the weekend. Facing a competitive field of 99 entrants across two rounds, Chen posted a 10.01 winning average and a 9.37 single. He held off determined opposition from Qingze Li, who finished in second place with a 10.48 average, and Kangze Wang, who earned another podium finish in third with an 11.57 average. Chen demonstrated that isolating a single hand on the classic Rubik's Cube demands even greater structural pacing.

In the 4x4x4 Cube, Zijian Cai delivered another clinic in execution over two competitive rounds featuring 121 solvers. Cai secured first place with a crisp winning average of 24.07, anchored by a best single of 23.31. Yusheng Du followed in second place with a 27.51 average, while Hong Kong competitor Andy Mok Man Cheuk rounded out the podium in third with a 28.50 average. Cai avoided the severe time penalties that frequently derail larger puzzle solves, converting steady turn speed into an untouchable aggregate mark.

The fast-paced 2x2x2 Cube featured 139 competitors and produced the closest margins of the entire cubing competition. Ziyu Ye claimed the top step of the podium by posting a 1.43 winning average with a 1.31 single. Zijian Cai added a silver medal to his haul with a 1.95 average, while Andy Mok Man Cheuk took third with 2.19. In Pyraminx, Lingkun Jiang led the 74-person field from start to finish across two rounds, putting together a 1.51 winning average and a 1.19 single to finish ahead of Andy Mok Man Cheuk at 3.11 and Zhe Wang at 3.23.

Away from the top of the podium, the Shenzhen Open 2024 offered dramatic personal milestones for competitors testing their limits across multiple categories. Yusheng Xie entered three events and delivered massive progress, lowering a previous 2x2x2 Cube mark of 15.72 to a personal best of 4.92, an improvement of 68.7 percent, alongside taking his 3x3x3 Cube best to 15.85, which was 48.2 percent faster than his earlier 30.57 mark, while also making a first ever attempt at Pyraminx with an 8.34 solve. Lucas Liu Rui De took on five distinct disciplines, earning a 2x2x2 Cube personal best of 2.42 to improve on a 5.79 mark by 58.2 percent, while logging a first ever attempt at 3x3x3 One-Handed at 42.61 and a first ever attempt at Pyraminx at 8.58. Weiheng Lin contested four events, cutting his 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best from 39.56 down to 20.61 for a 47.9 percent gain, while registering a first ever attempt at 2x2x2 Cube with 3.16 and a first ever attempt at 4x4x4 Cube with 57.42.

The progress continued with Junhong Wu, who entered three events and recorded a 2x2x2 Cube personal best of 2.14, cutting 57.6 percent off a previous 5.05 mark, while improving his 3x3x3 Cube personal best to 13.51, which was 6.5 percent faster than his previous 14.45 best, alongside a first ever attempt at Pyraminx with an 8.75 result. Zifan Zhang competed across three events, lowering his 3x3x3 Cube personal best to 24.18, representing a 26.5 percent drop from 32.90, while putting up a first ever attempt at 2x2x2 Cube of 6.26 and a first ever attempt at Pyraminx of 12.60. Zhecheng Bao tackled four events, recording a first ever attempt at 4x4x4 Cube of 45.20, a first ever attempt at 3x3x3 One-Handed of 32.17, and a first ever attempt at 2x2x2 Cube of 4.12.

Across the five disciplines, competitors from China earned 12 podium positions while representatives from Hong Kong collected 3. The competition served as a clear showcase of modern speed cubing technique, where technical preparation and mental poise across full rounds consistently outperformed isolated single attempts. As the action wrapped up at the Hongfeng Hotel, the Shenzhen Open 2024 proved once again that steady hands define the very best in regional speedcubing.

在深圳鸿丰酒店宽敞的赛厅内，计时器的指示灯不断闪烁，各路魔方选手专注地端坐在赛台前。作为魔方竞速运动中极具张力的舞台，每一次快速转动与掌心拍停都凝聚着数月训练的汗水。在快节奏的魔方赛事中，尤其是需要连贯发挥的项目里，任何一次轻微的卡顿或误判都会直接放大为成绩上的落差，这让全场每一步复原都充满严苛的考验。

2024年12月7日，在各方选手的期待中，Shenzhen Open 2024 在中国广东省深圳市（Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China）如期举行。本次WCA认证比赛共吸引了227名选手同台竞技，在总计11轮的激烈交锋中涵盖了5个官方项目。选手们在一天紧张的赛程内接连登台，展现了顶尖的转动技巧与临场应变能力。

三阶魔方作为全场焦点，共有223名选手参与了三轮角逐。陈震（Zhen Chen）凭借极其稳定的发挥脱颖而出，以5.78秒的决赛平均成绩夺得冠军，其单次最快达到4.91秒。耿暄一（Xuanyi Geng）以5.90秒的平均成绩紧随其后获得亚军，王康泽（Kangze Wang）则以6.21秒的平均成绩夺得季军，三人展现了高水准的速度对决。

在三阶单手项目中，陈震（Zhen Chen）再次展现非凡统治力，在99名选手的竞争中以10.01秒的决赛平均成绩锁定第二座冠军奖杯，最佳单次为9.37秒。李庆泽（Qingze Li）以10.48秒获得亚军，王康泽（Kangze Wang）以11.57秒收获季军。陈震的双冠表现成为了 Shenzhen Open 2024 赛场上格外亮眼的战绩。

四阶魔方项目吸引了121名选手参赛，蔡子健（Zijian Cai）在决赛中发挥惊艳，以24.07秒的平均成绩和23.31秒的最快单次强势夺冠。杜宇生（Yusheng Du）以27.51秒的平均成绩位列第二，来自中国香港的莫文卓（Andy Mok Man Cheuk）则以28.50秒的平均成绩登上领奖台第三位。

二阶与金字塔魔方赛场同样高潮迭起。二阶魔方项目中，叶梓渝（Ziyu Ye）在139名选手中脱颖而出，以1.43秒的优异平均成绩夺魁，蔡子健（Zijian Cai）与莫文卓（Andy Mok Man Cheuk）分别以1.95秒和2.19秒名列二三位。金字塔魔方决赛中，姜凌坤（Lingkun Jiang）以1.51秒的惊人平均成绩摘金，莫文卓（Andy Mok Man Cheuk）以3.11秒收获亚军，汪哲（Zhe Wang）以3.23秒名列季军。

在耀眼的领奖台之外，许多选手在 Shenzhen Open 2024 赛场上实现了显著的个人突破。杨振宇（Zhenyu Yang）参加了两个项目，在三阶魔方中以14.24秒刷新个人最好成绩，相比此前的28.54秒提速达50.1%，并迎来了四阶魔方的赛场首秀，录得44.92秒。郑锦泰（Jintai Zheng）一口气出战5个项目，完成了金字塔魔方（8.89秒）和三阶单手（18.17秒）的首次尝试，同时将四阶魔方个人最好成绩提升16.9%至49.03秒。周和烁（Heshuo Zhou）首次挑战二阶魔方取得4.12秒，首次登场单手取得17.75秒，并将三阶成绩由10.70秒提升至9.22秒。

林永轩（Yongxuan Lin）在金字塔魔方迎来首秀即斩获3.00秒并取得第13名的个人最佳名次，其二阶魔方成绩更是大幅提升42.4%达到1.89秒。王梓鑫（Zixin Wang）迎来了四阶魔方（59.22秒）与单手项目（17.42秒）的首次正式尝试，并将三阶魔方最好成绩从13.46秒改写为11.61秒。王钰琪（Yuqi Wang）参加了4个项目，完成了单手首秀（18.88秒），同时在金字塔魔方提速31.9%至5.21秒，三阶魔方也进步至10.21秒。

随着所有项目的颁奖结束，Shenzhen Open 2024 在浓厚的竞速氛围中圆满落幕。来自中国各地的选手们在鹏城奉献了精彩绝伦的演出，无论是指尖飞旋的冠军争夺，还是默默刷新纪录的自我超越，都为这项运动的2024赛季留下了深刻的印记。