Shenzhen Youth Open 2023

A total of 196 competitors converged in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, turning out for an action-packed day of speedcubing across seven rounds and three distinct disciplines. Held on November 26, 2023, at the Shenzhen Adolescent Activity Center, the Shenzhen Youth Open 2023 provided an electrifying stage where regional competitors took center stage. The single-day WCA competition brought sharp focus to fast turns and high-pressure solves across the classic puzzle and side events alike.

The flagship Rubik's Cube event delivered intense drama through three rounds of racing, drawing 195 competitors into the initial bracket. Yuzhe Wang emerged as the headline performer, securing the title on home soil with a commanding 6.11 winning average in the final round. Wang also locked down the best single solve of the event at 5.05, pacing ahead of a fiercely competitive field that tested consistency through every turn of the layered mechanism.

The 3x3 results confirmed the depth of the regional roster, as Zijian Cai followed in second place with a 6.50 average and Lingkun Jiang earned third with a mark of 6.82. The all-China podium demonstrated remarkable control throughout the bracket, setting the tone for a tournament defined by tight margins. Every solve counted as the finalists navigated their three rounds to decide the top placements in the main event.

Zijian Cai returned to the tables for the 2x2x2 Cube, commanding the two-round, 124-competitor bracket to claim the title with a 2.33 winning average. Cai produced a blistering 1.24 best single during the contest, narrowly edging out Yiming Zhuang, who took second place with a 2.41 average, and Xinyun Chen, who reached the podium in third with a 2.48 mark. The explosive two-by-two rounds kept the pace fast, with competitors delivering sub-three-second solutions in rapid succession.

In the Pyraminx contest, Lingkun Jiang set the benchmark with an astonishing 1.60 winning average across two rounds of play among 67 competitors. Jiang recorded the event's top single solve of 1.23, outlasting Yuzhe Wang, who picked up second place with a 2.56 average, and Jun-Yu Liao of Taiwan, who secured third place with a 2.86 average. Across all events at this cubing competition, China secured eight podium placements while Taiwan claimed one.

Away from the top steps of the podium, several participants made huge breakthroughs across their official routines. Qiaoxu Cai entered three events at this five-competition career mark, recording an official first attempt at Pyraminx with an 8.10 mark while dropping personal bests to 9.05 in 2x2x2 Cube (69.6 percent faster than the previous 29.73) and 30.10 in 3x3x3 Cube (61.6 percent faster than 1:18.29). Yi Luo took on three events in a second career outing, posting an 8.86 first attempt at Pyraminx alongside personal bests of 6.76 in 2x2x2 Cube (49 percent faster) and 20.21 in 3x3x3 Cube (29.1 percent faster).

Chuanhao Lin tackled two events in a second career appearance, submitting a 2.95 first attempt at 2x2x2 Cube and improving the 3x3x3 Cube mark by 30.7 percent to 9.10. Qitai Zhi also took on two events in a second career tournament, slicing 54.1 percent off the 2x2x2 Cube standard down to 3.12 and dropping 48.9 percent to 11.62 in 3x3x3 Cube. Yihui Liu contested three disciplines, logging a first Pyraminx effort of 7.70 and setting an improved 3x3x3 Cube best of 13.10 (25.5 percent faster), while 38-tournament veteran Junhe Liao improved across three disciplines with personal bests of 6.71 in Pyraminx (49.3 percent faster) and 11.44 in 3x3x3 Cube (8.3 percent faster).

The successful conclusion of the Shenzhen Youth Open 2023 highlighted the thriving state of speed cubing in the region during the 2023 season. From the precision required in the Pyraminx to the split-second decisions of the 2x2x2 Cube and the pinnacle 3x3x3 Cube finals, competitors delivered memorable performances across the board. The gathering at the Shenzhen Adolescent Activity Center provided a complete showcase of speedcubing talent, setting the stage for future competitive battles.

196名魔方选手齐聚深圳青少年活动中心，在2023年11月26日展开了7轮激烈的指尖对决。作为在Shenzhen, Guangdong, China举办的一场高水平WCA competition，本场魔方赛事全面展现了中国魔方新生代力量的飞速成长与突破，赛场上随处可见选手们大幅刷新个人最好成绩的亮眼表现。

在备受瞩目的三阶魔方项目中，共有195名选手参与角逐。经过三轮层层筛选，Yuzhe Wang (王语哲)在决赛中展现出惊人的稳定性，以6.11秒的平均成绩摘得桂冠，他在比赛中更是做出了5.05秒的全场最快单次成绩。Zijian Cai (蔡子健)紧随其后，以6.50秒的平均成绩获得亚军，Lingkun Jiang (姜凌坤)则以6.82秒位居第三名。

金字塔魔方项目的争夺同样扣人心弦。Lingkun Jiang (姜凌坤)在67名选手中脱颖而出，以极为抢眼的1.60秒平均成绩强势夺冠，其最快单次成绩定格在1.23秒。Yuzhe Wang (王语哲)展现了多项目作战的扎实底蕴，以2.56秒的平均成绩斩获亚军，来自台湾的Jun-Yu Liao (廖俊語)以2.86秒拿下季军席位。

二阶魔方赛场汇聚了124名选手，角逐异常激烈。Zijian Cai (蔡子健)发挥出色，凭借2.33秒的平均成绩勇夺冠军，同时收获了1.24秒的该项目全场最快单次。Yiming Zhuang (庄轶茗)以2.41秒获得亚军，Xinyun Chen (陈新运)以2.48秒收获季军。前三名之间的平均成绩差距仅在百分之十几秒之内。

除了领奖台上的激烈争夺，赛场更记录了众多选手的自我飞跃。参加了3个项目的Jiajun Wu (吴佳骏)在金字塔项目中发挥惊艳，将个人最好成绩从10.03秒大幅缩短至4.79秒，提速幅度高达52.2%。仅参加三阶项目的Bingxuan Zhang (张秉瑄)同样迎来爆发，以14.67秒完赛，相比以往30.51秒的个人纪录提升了51.9%。

技术精进的势头在多位选手身上持续上演。Ying Ye (叶颖)在三阶项目中交出10.10秒的个人新纪录，比原先的20.20秒整整快了50%。Xiang Chen (陈翔)参加了2个项目，在二阶中做出4.01秒，提速45.7%，在三阶中以10.72秒刷新纪录，提速29.1%。Qianhan Zhang (张乾翰)出战3个项目，不仅在金字塔首次尝试中做出12.76秒，三阶也以8.37秒提速19.2%，二阶收获4.17秒个人最好成绩。Kai Wang (王凯)完成了二阶首秀，拿到3.56秒，并在三阶以14.20秒将旧纪录提升了20.8%。

在这场高水平的speedcubing盛会中，二阶魔方项目见证了多位选手的出色发挥。Yangshuo Teng (滕仰硕)、Xinyuan Gu (谷昕原)、Genjin Xu (许根进)、Zhichun Li (李志纯)、Yue Shen (申粤)、Yang Pin Xiu (楊品修)以及Zixi Li (李梓熙)等人均在二阶比赛中交出了极具竞争力的单次与平均成绩，充分体现了赛场深厚的竞技水准。

Shenzhen Youth Open 2023在一天之内圆满完成了3个项目的全部轮次。中国选手收获了8个领奖台席位，台湾选手收获1个席位。无论是登顶夺冠的顶尖发挥，还是选手们不断超越自我的成绩飞跃，这场2023年的Rubik's Cube盛会都为深圳的魔方运动留下了深刻的印记。

随着Shenzhen Youth Open 2023各项赛事的收官，选手们带着刷新的纪录与积累的赛场经验踏上新的征程，在未来的赛季中他们必将继续展现更高的竞技水平与更强的突破动力。