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Amagasaki Open 2009

Amagasaki · 12 January 2009 · 6 events · 28 competitors · 16 personal bests

Yohei Oka (岡要平) won two of the six events (3×3, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Yohei Oka (岡要平) by 1.62 seconds. 28 competitors produced 16 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Takumi Yoshida (吉田匠) set the Megaminx single world record: 59.33.

Two wins
Yohei Oka (岡要平) — 3×3, Pyraminx
1.62s
closest final — 3×3, Yohei Oka (岡要平) over Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)
16
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Yohei Oka (岡要平)11.3612.38
5×5Fumiki Koseki (古関章記)1:38.001:49.04
3×3 blindfoldedSinpei Araki (荒木慎平)2:28.08
MegaminxTakumi Yoshida (吉田匠)59.331:12.31
PyraminxYohei Oka (岡要平)4.665.49
3×3 Multi-Blind (old style)Ryosuke Mondo (門戸良介)33 of 50 cubes · 6:03:13

The PB harvest

16 set · 4 still standing

First-timers

Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,600 people who made their debut in 2009. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

28 competitors · 72 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

28 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.