Competitions · Japan

Ayase 2019

Adachi, Tokyo · 2 February 2019 · 4 events · 108 competitors · 70 personal bests

Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) won two of the four events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Itthikorn Jittaveeroj (อิทธิกร จิตทวีโรจน์) by 0.07 seconds. 108 competitors produced 70 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Varun Mohan took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:13.91 down to 31.29, 58 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed

0.07s

closest final — 2×2, Itthikorn Jittaveeroj (อิทธิกร จิตทวีโรจน์) over Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史)	6.47	7.90
2×2	Itthikorn Jittaveeroj (อิทธิกร จิตทวีโรจน์)	2.22	2.58
3×3 blindfolded	Akito Takei (武井章人)	30.35	—
3×3 one-handed	Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史)	9.98	12.77

The PB harvest

70 set · 32 still standing

Yuuki Kobayashi (古林祐輝) — 3×3 single 7.81: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Fumiya Matsui (松井郁也) — 3×3 single 8.39: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Satoshi Anzai (安齋慧士) — 3×3 single 9.20: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
Yoso Katsu (勝世聡) — 3×3 single 9.35: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
Esther Kim (김에스더) — 3×3 single 9.47: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
Yuta Okada (岡田雄太) — 3×3 one-handed single 14.35: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
Ahsanul Insan Hamid — 3×3 single 10.47: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
Shoutaro Kikuchi (菊地章太郎) — 3×3 single 10.52: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

108 competitors · 401 results · 4 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) won it with a 7.90 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

1R2 D R2 F2 R2 D U' R2 F' L B' F' R' U F2 U B F D' U'
2L D' L2 B2 D2 B' L D' F2 L D' B2 U2 R2 B2 D' F2 L2 B2
3U2 R2 U2 B' L2 B2 R2 B' U' R U L F2 D F2 D R2 B' D2
4B2 U F2 R' D F' U2 R D' R B2 R2 U2 B2 L F2 U2 L' F2
5R2 U F2 D2 U' B F2 R B' U' L2 D' R U B' L U

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

108 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.