Taipei FMC All Day 2024

Inside the Guoqing Community Center on June 23, 2024, the atmosphere carried the quiet, concentrated tension unique to deliberate puzzle solving. Competitors sat surrounded by pens, notation papers, and scrambled puzzles, examining every angle before writing down their move sequences. The single-day WCA competition brought a dedicated lineup of solvers to Taipei, Taiwan, all focused on the art of finding the most efficient solutions possible across a demanding schedule.

The full slate at Taipei FMC All Day 2024 provided a showcase of variety within the discipline, testing solvers across two thorough rounds of competition. While many traditional speedcubing meets emphasize sheer turning pace, this gathering celebrated deep analytical variety, where finding short move sequences on the standard Rubik's Cube demanded diverse methodologies like blockbuilding, edge orientation, and clever insertions. Solvers faced varied scramble states throughout the day, each requiring an entirely fresh tactical perspective.

A total of 54 competitors assembled to test their skills at this specialized cubing competition, creating a remarkably deep field. Singapore representative Wong Chong Wen secured victory in 3x3x3 Fewest Moves, delivering a tournament-winning average of 22.00 moves alongside a best single of 22 moves. Wong Chong Wen also notched notable individual marks during the event with a single solve of 21 moves and an average of 22.67 moves, navigating complex variations to reach the top spot on the podium.

The podium battle reflected international strength as China competitor Yiwei Liu claimed second place with a 23.00 average, posting individual solve achievements of a 24 single and a 25.33 average along the way. Taiwan competitor Cian-Jyun Yang earned the third step on the podium with a 26.33 average. Across the wider standings, Takumi Tamura of Japan turned in a 25 single and a 25.33 average, while local solvers Kai-Wen Wang with a 30 single and 30.67 average, and Shu-Yii Luo with a 30 single and 33.00 average, demonstrated the depth of the field.

Beyond the podium race, Taipei FMC All Day 2024 provided a stage for several seasoned speed cubing enthusiasts to take on new territory in official play. Wei-Zhi Lu tackled their first ever attempt at 3x3x3 Fewest Moves, securing a mark of 33 and reaching a 27th place finish. Yung-Hung Cheng entered the event for the first time in their 12-competition career, recording a 36 to achieve a 22nd place tournament result. Xin-Hui Huang also recorded a first attempt in the event, logging a solution of 40 moves to finish in 23rd place. Chih-Han Sung similarly made a first official attempt at the event, finishing 29th with a score of 41.

The pursuit of first-time event milestones continued right through the scoresheet. Yu-Ju Wu registered a first ever attempt at 3x3x3 Fewest Moves with a mark of 47 to take 38th place, while Kuan-Ying Li completed a first official attempt of 50 moves across a 40-competition career to land 30th overall. Chun-Shih Hsu took on the event for the first time, notching a 52-move solve for a 37th place finish. Yu-Xiang Huang rounded out the cohort of new entries by completing a first ever attempt at 3x3x3 Fewest Moves with a solution of 60 moves.

Additional strong individual solves highlighted the overall quality of the 3x3 results across both rounds. Taiwan solvers Yi-Wei Chen recorded a 30 single and 34.33 average, Yi-Fan Wu turned in a 28 single and 35.00 average, and Chao-Che Chung delivered a 34 single alongside a 35.33 average. Further rounding out the scoresheet, Wei-Chen Hsieh posted a 29 single with a 36.00 average, and Shun-Yu Yu registered a 34 single with a 37.00 average, proving how finely balanced each round proved to be.

When the final solution sheets were tallied, Taipei FMC All Day 2024 concluded as a testament to precision and patient analysis in modern cubing. The single-day tournament demonstrated the enduring appeal of mental calculation, offering 54 solvers a memorable platform in Taipei to test their tactical boundaries and explore the boundless variety of the cube.

54位選手在2024年6月23日齊聚國慶區民活動中心，共同迎來了專注於三階最少步項目的Taipei FMC All Day 2024。這場在Taipei, Taiwan舉行的魔術方塊賽事，不僅匯聚了經驗豐富的解題高手，更迎來了大批初次踏上WCA認證舞台的新面孔。整個賽程歷經2輪考驗，參賽者們在紙筆與思維的交錯中展開了精準的步數較量。

在各國好手的激烈競爭中，來自新加坡的Wong Chong Wen (黄崇文)展現出頂尖的規劃能力，以22.00的平均成績勇奪三階最少步冠軍，並在決賽中寫下22步的最佳單次成績。他的穩定發揮為這場高難度項目的角逐立下了極高標竿，成功在高手雲集的賽場上脫穎而出奪得第一名。

頒獎台上的其他席位同樣競爭激烈。來自中國的Yiwei Liu (刘伊玮)以23.00的平均成績緊隨其後，榮獲亞軍。代表地主出戰的台灣選手Cian-Jyun Yang (楊謙君)則以26.33的平均成績名列第三，成功登上領獎台。三位來自不同地區的頂尖選手各展所長，為現場觀眾呈現了一場極高水準的魔術方塊競速思維盛宴。

這場魔術方塊速解盛會不僅是頂尖選手爭冠的舞台，也記錄了許多深藏在成績單背後的故事。在參賽名單中，Yen-Lei Jen (任晏磊)繳出了驚人的突破，將三階最少步個人最佳單次成績推進至25步，比原先的34步足足快了26.5%，最終收穫第5名。初次參加WCA比賽的Teng-Da Chang (張騰達)首次嘗試該項目就以27步的成績奪得第9名。

初次挑戰的勇氣在這場賽事中隨處可見。同樣是初次踏入WCA賽場的Bing-Chien Chen (陳昺謙)在三階最少步中完成了生涯首次嘗試，拿下41步並獲得第21名；Tien-Hao Chu (鞠天浩)也完成首秀，以33步位列第33名；Hsing-Kai Hsiung (熊星凱)則在自己的首場賽事中錄得67步的首次有效成績。資深選手方面，Yun-Kai Yeh (葉昀愷)迎來生涯第43場賽事並首次挑戰該項目取得41步，排名第36名；Sing-Hao Lian (連星皓)在第24場出賽中首次嘗試此項目拿下47步，位居第28名；Yung-Hsu Yang (楊詠旭)也在生涯第15場比賽中首度挑戰三階最少步並繳出48步。

除了名次上的角逐，賽事中也出現了多項優異的單次與平均數據。Wong Chong Wen (黄崇文)在此行中繳出21步單次與22.67平均，Yiwei Liu (刘伊玮)留下24步單次與25.33平均，日本選手Takumi Tamura (田村匠)也留下了25步單次與25.33平均的紀錄。台灣選手Kai-Wen Wang (王楷文)取得30步單次與30.67平均，Shu-Yii Luo (駱書翊)創下30步單次與33.00平均，展現了各地選手在步數探索上的深厚功力。

賽事中後段的表現同樣扎實，Yi-Wei Chen (陳奕瑋)寫下30步單次與34.33平均，Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡)創下28步單次與35.00平均，Chao-Che Chung (鍾肇哲)交出34步單次與35.33平均，Wei-Chen Hsieh (謝維宸)錄得29步單次與36.00平均，Shun-Yu Yu (游舜宇)則有34步單次及37.00平均的表現。每一位選手在規定時間內對步數的最佳化，構成了本屆比賽豐富的成績面貌。

隨著各項成績定格，Taipei FMC All Day 2024圓滿落幕。這場在Taipei, Taiwan舉行的專項賽事，不僅見證了頂級選手的登頂瞬間，更為眾多初次挑戰最少步項目的愛好者提供了展現潛力的舞台，為魔術方塊社群注入了嶄新活力。