Competitions · Japan
Cherry Blossom Viewing Open 2013
Kanazawa · 6 April 2013 · 8 events · 23 competitors · 17 personal bests
Yu Nakajima (中島悠) won seven of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 7×7, won by Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) by 0.90 seconds. 23 competitors produced 17 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Takayuki Ida (井田貴之) took a 6×6 single of 7:54.05 down to 5:39.90, 28 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Yu Nakajima (中島悠) | 7.16 | 10.63 |
| 2×2 | Yu Nakajima (中島悠) | 2.21 | 2.50 |
| 4×4 | Yu Nakajima (中島悠) | 33.69 | 40.27 |
| 5×5 | Yu Nakajima (中島悠) | 1:06.31 | 1:12.87 |
| 6×6 | Yu Nakajima (中島悠) | 2:14.22 | 2:22.90 |
| 7×7 | Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) | 3:39.02 | 3:48.84 |
| Square-1 | Yu Nakajima (中島悠) | 11.36 | 15.82 |
| 3×3 with feet | Yu Nakajima (中島悠) | 40.50 | 44.65 |
The PB harvest
17 set · 8 still standing- Yu Nakajima (中島悠) — 3×3 single 7.00: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
- Naoya Inahara (稲原直哉) — 3×3 single 10.15: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
- Yu Nakajima (中島悠) — Square-1 single 11.36: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
- Mika Muranushi (村主美佳) — 3×3 with feet single 57.08: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
- Takuro Kawamoto (川本琢朗) — 2×2 single 4.47: into the top 32.5% of the event's history.
- Hideki Niina (新名秀樹) — 3×3 with feet single 1:29.16: into the top 33.0% of the event's history.
- Akihiro Ishida (石田朗大) — 6×6 single 4:02.97: into the top 66.4% of the event's history.
- Nobuaki Suga (菅信昭) — Square-1 single 51.38: into the top 77.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
One person competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 6,160 people who made their debut in 2013. 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
23 competitors · 93 results · 8 events.
Everyone who competed
23 competitors- Akihiro Ishida (石田朗大)
- Akira Kurata (倉田旦)
- Erika Sakashita (坂下衿香)
- Hideki Niina (新名秀樹)
- Kou Oobatake (大畠功)
- Mika Muranushi (村主美佳)
- Naoya Inahara (稲原直哉)
- Nobuaki Suga (菅信昭)
- Ryohei Yoshioka (吉岡亮平)
- Ryuji Hamano (浜野竜二)
- Sakura Yoshioka (吉岡さくら)
- Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)
- Takayuki Ida (井田貴之)
- Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之)
- Takuro Kawamoto (川本琢朗)
- Taro Yoshioka (吉岡太郎)
- Tatsuya Tsukamoto (塚本達也)
- Tomoaki Okayama (岡山友昭)
- Toshiya Hirohata (廣畑俊哉)
- Yoshitaka Kume (久米祥隆)
- Yu Nakajima (中島悠)
- Yuki Nakashima (中島佑樹)
- Yuuki Kobayashi (古林祐輝)
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.