Zhuhai Pi Day 2026

Inside the Zhuhai Hongsanyi Hotel, the atmosphere buzzed with intense concentration as 214 competitors took their seats across the solving stations. Displays illuminated table after table, timers reset with quick taps, and officials paced the aisles to usher scrambles to the line. The staging area hummed with the familiar cadence of a major cubing competition, drawing entrants from across the region to Zhuhai, Guangdong, China for a full day of high-stakes play.

The single-day event on March 14, 2026, designated as Zhuhai Pi Day 2026, set a rapid schedule spanning five official events and nine rounds of action. The early morning sessions opened with the large fields, where dozens of entrants tested their preparations in the first rounds of the 3x3x3 Cube and 2x2x2 Cube. Speedcubing enthusiasts followed the cutoffs closely as the initial heats weeded down deep rosters into lean finals by the afternoon.

In the flagship 3x3x3 Cube event, which brought together 210 competitors across two rounds, Yiheng Wang (王艺衡) delivered a commanding masterclass. Wang secured victory with a winning average of 4.10 seconds alongside a best single solve of 3.72 seconds. The 3x3 results confirmed a podium sweep for China, with Yi Shen (沈懿) claiming second place with a 5.91 average and Xi Chen (陈曦) taking third with an average of 5.98 seconds.

Wang repeated his winning ways in the 2x2x2 Cube, outpacing 123 competitors over two rounds. Posting a winning sub-one-second average of 0.95 seconds and a blistering best single of 0.78 seconds, Wang controlled the table. Ziyu Ye (叶梓渝) finished in second place with an average of 1.51 seconds, while Yiming Zhuang (庄轶茗) rounded out the top three with an average of 1.61 seconds in a competitive final.

Big cube solving took center stage as Ziyu Wu (吴子钰) stamped authority across the larger mechanisms. In the 5x5x5 Cube, Wu led 71 entrants across two rounds to secure first place with a 37.64 average and a single of 36.55 seconds, besting Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) who posted 45.98 seconds and Junliang Huang (黄骏亮) with 46.84 seconds. Wu returned to the tables for the 34-competitor 7x7x7 Cube direct final, posting a winning 1:48.24 average and a best single of 1:42.69. Ireland competitor Ciarán Beahan took second with 1:53.58, followed by Zixuan Liu (刘子瑄) in third at 2:07.87.

Away from the top of the podiums, the event gave rise to significant breakthroughs from competitors making strides in their development. Ziqiao Lin (林子乔) entered four events, posting an 18.17 in Square-1 that cut 65.5 percent off a previous best of 52.65, alongside a first career 5x5x5 Cube attempt of 1:31.54 and a 12th-place finish in 2x2x2 Cube. Xiangyu Ma (马祥予) secured fourth place in the 2x2x2 Cube while dropping their personal record to 1.48 seconds, a 57.7 percent improvement over 3.50 seconds. Hangxu Liu (刘航旭) took on three events, posting a 1:27.71 personal best in the 5x5x5 Cube and dropping their 2x2x2 Cube best by 53.5 percent to 7.41 seconds from 15.95 seconds.

The surge of personal progress continued throughout the mid-table brackets in Zhuhai. Yuyan Cao (曹誉严) entered three events, logging a first 5x5x5 Cube attempt of 2:04.60 while slicing their 2x2x2 Cube best to 3.82 seconds from 6.85, a 44.2 percent jump, and improving their standard Rubik's Cube mark to 12.37 seconds. Ruiman Wang (王瑞满) achieved a best finish of 34th in the 5x5x5 Cube behind an initial event solve of 1:05.69, alongside a 2.12 in 2x2x2 Cube that was 36.3 percent faster than a 3.33 mark. Paul Sun (孫晨博) of Hong Kong took on five separate events, registering a first 7x7x7 Cube mark of 5:54.96, an 18th-place result in Square-1 with a personal best 15.23, and a 1.69 in 2x2x2 Cube.

The puzzle lineup concluded with Square-1, where 45 entrants took to the tables across two rounds of play. Zhiquan Li (李志权) earned the top position with a final average of 7.40 seconds and a best single of 6.22 seconds. Haohan Zheng (郑皓涵) finished as runner-up with an average of 7.92 seconds, while Chan Sai Chong (陳世聰) representing Macau took third place on the podium with an average of 10.25 seconds.

When all nine rounds wrapped up at Zhuhai Pi Day 2026, the medal table reflected 13 podium spots for host country China, one for Ireland, and one for Macau. From the precision of the opening rounds to the final solves of the afternoon, the WCA competition showcased exceptional talent at both ends of the puzzle spectrum. Competitors and organizers closed out the single-day gathering having set strong benchmarks across five disciplines for the speed cubing season ahead.

214名魔方选手齐聚一堂，在这场于2026年3月14日举行的魔方赛事中展开激烈角逐。作为2026赛季春季阶段备受瞩目的一站，Zhuhai Pi Day 2026在Zhuhai Hongsanyi Hotel正式打响，吸引了众多顶尖高手与魔方运动爱好者前来比拼。全天共设立5个项目，合计进行了9轮正赛比拼，为本赛季的魔方竞速舞台注入了全新活力。

在备受关注的三阶魔方项目中，共有210名选手参与角逐。Yiheng Wang (王艺衡)展现出强大的竞技实力，在两轮比拼中发挥稳定，最终以4.10秒的夺冠平均成绩斩获三阶冠军，其单次最好成绩达到了3.72秒。来自中国的Yi Shen (沈懿)以5.91秒的平均成绩夺得亚军，Xi Chen (陈曦)则以5.98秒的平均成绩位列第三名，整场三阶决赛的节奏异常紧凑。

二阶魔方赛场同样是Yiheng Wang (王艺衡)的舞台。在123名参赛选手中，他以0.95秒的夺冠平均成绩摘得金牌，并在比赛中交出了0.78秒的单次成绩。Ziyu Ye (叶梓渝)以1.51秒的平均成绩收获亚军，Yiming Zhuang (庄轶茗)以1.61秒位列季军。凭借在三阶与二阶两个核心项目上的稳定发挥，Yiheng Wang (王艺衡)在本场WCA比赛中成功实现双冠加冕。

高阶魔方项目则成为了Ziyu Wu (吴子钰)展现统治力的领域。在五阶魔方项目中，面对71名竞争对手，Ziyu Wu (吴子钰)凭借37.64秒的夺冠平均成绩和36.55秒的单次最快用时拔得头筹；Zhiyuan Ma (马之元)以45.98秒获得第二，Junliang Huang (黄骏亮)以46.84秒取得第三名。大方块项目的精彩表现让现场竞速节奏持续升温。

七阶魔方作为全场最具挑战性的大方块项目共进行了1轮争夺，34名选手同台竞技。Ziyu Wu (吴子钰)再度夺魁，以1:48.24的夺冠平均成绩和1:42.69的单次成绩摘下单日第二冠。来自爱尔兰的Ciarán Beahan以1:53.58获得亚军，中国的Zixuan Liu (刘子瑄)则以2:07.87获得季军。此外，Square-1项目由Zhiquan Li (李志权)以7.40秒夺冠，Haohan Zheng (郑皓涵)以7.92秒位列第二，来自中国澳门的Chan Sai Chong (陳世聰)以10.25秒获得第三。

在领奖台背后，许多平日低调的选手同样在赛场上留下了扎实的足迹。Qingfeng Gu (谷青峰)在二阶魔方中斩获第18名，以1.82秒刷新个人最好成绩，较之前的3.76秒大幅提升了51.6%，他的三阶成绩也提升10.7%达到8.00秒。Haoqian Chen (陈昊谦)在三阶魔方中跑出13.54秒的新个人最好成绩，比原先的27.33秒足足快了50.5%。Yuan Zhu (朱元)首次尝试二阶项目并取得6.51秒，三阶个人最好成绩也提升27.2%至18.75秒。

赛场上的突破还在不断上演。Choi Kuan Chit (蔡君哲)迎来二阶魔方的首次尝试并录得3.76秒，其三阶个人最好成绩提升23.2%达到13.21秒。Yunhua Gao (高蕴华)同样迎来二阶首秀取得5.26秒，三阶最好成绩提升21.4%至12.37秒。参加了3个项目的Yuan Shi Chu (袁時初)不仅在Square-1完成首次尝试录得36.01秒，二阶最好成绩提升19.6%至2.09秒且获得第19名，三阶成绩也提升5.6%至8.78秒。

随着全部5个项目名次尘埃落定，在Zhuhai, Guangdong, China举办的Zhuhai Pi Day 2026圆满收官。中国选手斩获了15个领奖台席位中的13席，爱尔兰和中国澳门选手各占1席。这场融合了顶尖速度与多项个人突破的赛事，不仅检验了选手们在赛季中的竞技状态，也为接下来的各级别魔方赛事打下了坚实的技术与成绩基础。