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 |
Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang
Buddies/Models |
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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1 | July 8, 2016 | 1 | China → Greece | Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang | Zhang Meixi & Zang Yafei | Non-Elimination Leg |
TBA | TBA |
2 | July 22, 2016 | 2 | Greece → Germany | Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan | Zhang Meixi & Zang Yafei | 1st Eliminated 8th Place |
TBA | TBA |
Ji Longxiang | Evacuated Replaced by Xu Qifeng | |||||||
3 | July 29, 2016 | 3 | Germany → Japan | Huang Tingting & Sun Rui | Jin Xing & Heinz | Return Ticket Used |
TBA | TBA |
4 | August 5, 2016 | 4 | Japan → Russia | Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng | Jin Xing & Heinz | Non-Elimination Leg |
TBA | TBA |
5 | August 12, 2016 | 5 | Russia → China → Spain | Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng | Huang Tingting & Sun Rui | 2nd Eliminated 7th Place |
TBA | TBA |
6 | August 19, 2016 | 6 | Spain → Italy | Liu Xiang & Xu Qifeng | Jin Xing & Heinz | 3rd Eliminated 6th Place |
TBA | TBA |
7 | August 26, 2016 | 7 | Italy → United States | Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang | Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan | 4th Eliminated 5th Place |
TBA | TBA |
8 | September 2, 2016 | 8 | United States | Guo Jingjing & Huo Qigang | Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang | Non-Elimination Leg |
TBA | TBA |
9 | September 9, 2016 | 9 | United States → Mexico | Liu Xiang & Xu Qifeng | Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng | 5th Eliminated 4th Place |
TBA | TBA |
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 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1∇ | 3 | 3.60 | 7-1-3 | |
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 | 5► | 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
- This season marks the first time a returning team competes 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 |