The Amazing Race China 3 is the third installment of the reality competition series The Amazing Race, the second Chinese version of The Amazing Race franchise, after China Rush. It will air on Shenzhen TV from July 8, 2016
Development[]
This season was renamed from The Amazing Race to The Amazing Race China.[1] This season will feature celebrities, similarly to the first two seasons, and cities where the Olympic Games have been held.
This season featured numerous tasks previously seen in the original US version, as well as tasks from the Canadian and Israeli versions.
Teams[]
Guo Jingjing & Huo Qigang
Married |
Liu Xiang & Xu Qifeng
Best Friends |
Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng
Siblings |
Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan
Friends/Actors | |
Jin Xing & Heinz
Married |
Huang Tingting & Sun Rui
SNH48 Groupmates |
Zhang Meixi & Zang Yafei
Friends/Broadcasters |
Episodes[]
Episode | Air Date | Leg | Destination | First Place | Last Place | Finish | Viewership (millions) |
Ratings/Share |
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Episode 1 | July 8, 2016 | 1 | China → Greece | Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang | Zhang Meixi & Zang Yafei | Non-Elimination Leg |
TBA | TBA |
Episode 2 | July 22, 2016 | 2 | Greece → Germany | Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan | Zhang Meixi & Zang Yafei | 1st Eliminated 8th Place |
TBA | TBA |
Episode 3 | July 29, 2016 | 3 | Germany → Japan | Huang Tingting & Sun Rui | Ji Longxiang | Discharged Replaced by Xu Qifeng |
TBA | TBA |
Jin Xing & Heinz | Resurrection Card Used | |||||||
Episode 4 | August 5, 2016 | 4 | Japan → Russia | Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng | Jin Xing & Heinz | Non-Elimination Leg |
TBA | TBA |
Episode 5 | August 12, 2016 | 5 | Russia → China → Spain | Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng | Huang Tingting & Sun Rui | 2nd Eliminated 7th Place |
TBA | TBA |
Episode 6 | August 19, 2016 | 6 | Spain → Italy | Liu Xiang & Xu Qifeng | Jin Xing & Heinz | 3rd Eliminated 6th Place |
TBA | TBA |
Episode 7 | August 26, 2016 | 7 | Italy → United States | Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang | Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan | 4th Eliminated 5th Place |
TBA | TBA |
Episode 8 | September 2, 2016 | 8 | United States | Guo Jingjing & Huo Qigang | Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang | Non-Elimination Leg |
TBA | TBA |
Episode 9 | September 9, 2016 | 9 | United States → Mexico | Liu Xiang & Xu Qifeng | Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng | 5th Eliminated 4th Place |
TBA | TBA |
Episode 10 | September 16, 2016 | 10 | Mexico → Brazil | Guo Jingjing & Huo Qigang | Liu Xiang & Xu Qifeng | 3rd Place | TBA | |
Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang | 2nd Place |
Leaderboard[]
The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Placements are listed in finishing order:
Place | Team | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Leg 5 | Leg 6 | Leg 7 | Leg 8 | Leg 9 | Leg 10 | Average | ||
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1 | Guo Jingjing & Huo Qigang | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 ^ | 1 | 3.30 | 6-5 | |
2 | Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2ϵ | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 ^ | 2 | 2.40 | 7-4 | |
3 | Liu Xiang & Xu Qifeng | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1~∇ | 3 | 3.60 | 7-1-3 | |||
Liu Xiang & Ji Longxiang | 7 | 4 | Dis | |||||||||||
4 | Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1► | 1 | 4∇ | 2 | 2∇ | 4~∇ | 3.11 | 6-3 | ||
5 | Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan | 5 | 1 | 5ℝ | 4 | 5⊃ | 2 | 5 | 3.86 | 5-3 | ||||
6 | Jin Xing & Heinz | 4 | 3 | 7ϵ | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5.17 | 4-3 | |||||
7 | Huang Tingting & Sun Rui | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4.60 | 2-4 | ||||||
8 | Zhang Meixi & Zang Yafei | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 2-1 | |||||||||
Notes | [1] | [2][3][4][5] | [6] | [7][8][9][10][11][12][13] | [14] | [15] | ||||||||
Legend:
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Notes:
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Voting History[]
Teams on the fifth leg voted for who should receive the U-Turn. The team who has the most votes must complete the other option of the Detour they did not select.
Leg #: | 5 |
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U-Turned: | Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan |
Vote: | 4-3 |
Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng | Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan |
Guo Jingjing & Huo Qigang | Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan |
Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang | Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan |
Liu Xiang & Xu Qifeng | Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan |
Jin Xing & Heinz | Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng |
Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan | Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng |
Huang Tingting & Sun Rui | Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng |
Reception[]
Trivia[]
- First season in The Amazing Race franchise to feature only one returning team competing against new teams.
- Has the longest surviving second-to-last place team.
References[]
The Amazing Race Season Index | |
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United States | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 32 · 33 · 34 · 35 |
Asia | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 |
Australia | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 |
Brazil | 1 |
Canada | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 |
Central Europe | Cancelled |
China | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 |
China Rush | 1 · 2 · 3 |
Finland | 1 |
France | 1 |
Israel | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 |
Latin America | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 |
Norway | 1 · 2 |
Philippines | 1 · 2 |
Ukraine | 1 |
Vietnam | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 |