Taichung Open 2024

Six different events and twelve intense rounds challenged a field of 117 competitors as the Ho Nan Ho Cheng Activity Center hosted Taichung Open 2024. Staged on March 3, 2024, the full day of action in Taichung, Taiwan brought together solvers tackling everything from the classic Rubik's Cube to specialized disciplines like Clock and Pyraminx. With multiple stages and rapid turnarounds between events, the cubing competition delivered a comprehensive test of dexterity across a wide range of official World Cube Association formats.

The premier 3x3x3 Cube event drew a massive field of 110 participants across three rounds of high-pressure solving. Cian-Jyun Yang (楊謙君) captured first place with an impressive winning average of 7.55 seconds, backed by a best single time of 6.49. Jun-Rui Rao (饒峻睿) secured the runner-up spot on the podium with a 7.84 average, edging Andy Mok Man Cheuk (莫文卓) of Hong Kong, who recorded an identical 7.84 average for third place. The competitive depth in the 3x3 results underscored the sharp level of speedcubing on display throughout the day.

Specialized events expanded the technical variety across the schedule, highlighted by single-handed dexterity in the 3x3x3 One-Handed event. Andy Mok Man Cheuk took victory with a winning average of 12.89 seconds, powered by an outstanding 7.34 single solve. Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) placed second with a 13.78 average, while Chao-Che Chung (鍾肇哲) earned the third podium spot with a mark of 13.99 seconds in the single-round contest of 69 competitors.

Big cubes and compact formats offered distinct solving rhythms. In the 4x4x4 Cube event, Yi-Fan Wu stood atop the standings with a winning average of 26.11 seconds and a 23.08 single across two rounds. Cian-Jyun Yang followed closely in second place with a 27.21 average, and Andy Mok Man Cheuk took third at 28.34 seconds. In the fast-paced 2x2x2 Cube event, Yan-Hung Lai (賴彥宏) triumphed with an average of 2.09 seconds, defeating Yen-An Chen (陳彥安) at 2.47 and Wei-Ming Zeng (曾唯銘) at 2.52.

The mechanical oddities of Pyraminx and Clock rounded out the varied catalog at Taichung Open 2024. Wei-Ming Zeng won the Pyraminx competition with a 2.56-second average, followed by Jie-Yu Xie (謝傑宇) at 2.71 and Cian-Jyun Yang at 3.00 seconds. In Clock, Mu-Cheng Liu (劉牧承) secured top honors with an average of 4.86 seconds and a 3.53 single solve, finishing ahead of Jervis Yeo of Singapore at 5.48 and Zih-Siang Huang (黃子翔) at 5.54 seconds.

Away from the top steps of the podium, several dedicated competitors used the multi-event platform to register major personal breakthroughs. Wu Li (李悟) entered all six events and achieved massive personal bests, cutting his 2x2x2 Cube mark by 40.3 percent down to 3.43 seconds and improving his 4x4x4 Cube time by 28.3 percent to 56.37, while also logging a first attempt at Clock of 22.55 seconds. Sheng-Jun Wang (王聖鈞) took on four events, earning a 2x2x2 Cube personal best of 5.50 seconds, which was 22.1 percent faster than before, while posting official debuts in Clock at 12.38 and 3x3x3 One-Handed at 25.43.

Broad schedules also offered an ideal opportunity for solvers to explore unfamiliar disciplines. Tai-Ming Lin (林泰銘) contested six events, setting a Pyraminx personal best of 8.04 seconds for an 11 percent improvement, along with debut marks in Clock of 30.71 and 3x3x3 One-Handed of 45.48. Yu-Chia Chang (張祐嘉) entered all six events, delivering first-time official results in 3x3x3 One-Handed at 19.92, Pyraminx at 6.67, and Clock at 11.31. Shih-Chu Lin (林祏玖) also tackled the complete six-event lineup, establishing debut marks of 11.24 in Clock, 7.77 in Pyraminx, and 17.42 in 3x3x3 One-Handed. Yu-Lun Huang (黃于倫) completed debuts across three separate categories, posting 3.83 in 2x2x2 Cube, 16.90 in 3x3x3 One-Handed, and 44.95 in 4x4x4 Cube.

With 18 total podium positions awarded across six events, local competitors from Taiwan took 14 podium places, alongside three for Hong Kong and one for Singapore. The smooth running of twelve separate rounds in a single day demonstrated the organizational efficiency of the speed cubing scene. For every participant at Taichung Open 2024, the busy schedule delivered a memorable showcase of versatility and talent across the full spectrum of competitive Rubik's Cube solving.

在三階魔術方塊決賽中，Cian-Jyun Yang (楊謙君) 以7.55秒的平均成績勇奪冠軍，最快單次成績達到6.49秒。這場精彩的對決在河南何成活動中心的熱烈氛圍中展開，為整個比賽日的激烈競爭揭開序幕。這座位於Taichung, Taiwan的場館在2024年3月3日迎來了各路好手，現場計時器的敲擊聲與轉動聲此起彼落，讓這場一日賽事充滿了極高張力的競技氛圍。

本次Taichung Open 2024吸引了117位選手同場競技，賽程涵蓋6個項目並進行了12輪的比拼。作為2024年度在台中舉行的WCA competition，主辦場館的緊湊配置讓所有選手與觀眾都能近距離感受到魔術方塊速解的快節奏。從傳統立方體到各類異形項目，整個活動中心在整天的賽程中始終維持著專注而熱絡的比賽節奏。

在備受矚目的三階項目中，共有110位選手展開三輪角逐。Cian-Jyun Yang (楊謙君) 最終以7.55秒的平均成績登頂，Jun-Rui Rao (饒峻睿) 則以7.84秒拿下亞軍，來自香港的Andy Mok Man Cheuk (莫文卓) 同樣以7.84秒的平均成績獲得季軍。三人之間的差距微乎其微，展現了頂尖選手在高壓決賽中的精準發揮與心理素質。

在二階項目方面，91位參賽者經過兩輪較量，最終由Yan-Hung Lai (賴彥宏) 以2.09秒的平均成績奪魁，其最快單次成績為1.83秒。Yen-An Chen (陳彥安) 以2.47秒的平均成績拿下第二名，Wei-Ming Zeng (曾唯銘) 則以2.52秒位列第三。二階決賽節奏極快，選手們在毫秒之間分出勝負，精湛的手法引來現場陣陣驚嘆。

在各項目的排行榜之外，賽場上許多選手的個人突破同樣令人矚目。Meng Chon Kuok (郭明臻) 在本場比賽參加了6個項目，其中四階魔術方塊繳出49.40秒的個人最佳成績，比起先前的1:20.80大幅進步了38.9%，並在魔錶項目以15.29秒刷新個人最佳，同時也完成了生涯首次金字塔項目嘗試，成績為13.23秒。Guan-Jen Chen (陳冠禎) 則在單手項目迎來初次嘗試並以16.55秒獲得第17名，並在二階以2.56秒將個人最佳提升27.5%，三階亦以7.08秒進步13.4%。

其他多位選手也在賽場上寫下亮眼的里程碑。Yu-You Guo (郭昱佑) 報名了全部6個項目，在單手項目拿下第24名，四階項目以45.89秒刷新個人最佳且提速14.7%，並在魔錶與金字塔項目分別留下20.68秒與8.34秒的生涯首次官方成績。Hsin-Mei Tsai (蔡欣玫) 在魔錶完成首次嘗試繳出18.82秒，單手項目以48.10秒進步18.6%，二階亦以6.36秒提升14.4%。Wei-Hao Wang (王威皓) 首次挑戰魔錶與單手項目，分別錄得51.96秒與39.61秒，四階成績1:08.71也提速9.9%。Chen-Yuan Chu (朱鎮原) 則在魔錶與單手完成首秀，並在二階以4.47秒進步12.2%。

在進階與特殊項目中，四階魔術方塊由Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) 以26.11秒的平均成績奪得冠軍，Cian-Jyun Yang (楊謙君) 以27.21秒拿下亞軍，Andy Mok Man Cheuk (莫文卓) 則以28.34秒獲得第三。在三階單手項目方面，Andy Mok Man Cheuk (莫文卓) 憑藉單手單次7.34秒、平均12.89秒的優異表現摘冠，Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) 以13.78秒獲亞軍，Chao-Che Chung (鍾肇哲) 以13.99秒獲季軍。

異形項目的角逐同樣精彩，金字塔項目由Wei-Ming Zeng (曾唯銘) 以2.56秒的平均成績封王，Jie-Yu Xie (謝傑宇) 以2.71秒居次，Cian-Jyun Yang (楊謙君) 以3.00秒奪得季軍。魔錶項目則由Mu-Cheng Liu (劉牧承) 以4.86秒平均成績奪冠，來自新加坡的Jervis Yeo以5.48秒獲得亞軍，Zih-Siang Huang (黃子翔) 以5.54秒取得季軍。各項目的激烈交鋒為全日賽事畫下圓滿句點。