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Cherry Blossom Viewing 2014

Ishikawa · 5 April 2014 · 5 events · 19 competitors · 15 personal bests

Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) won two of the five events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) by 1.06 seconds. 19 competitors produced 15 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today.

The moment

A national record

Hideki Niina (新名秀樹) set the Skewb single national record: 4.44.

Two wins
Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) — 3×3, 3×3 blindfolded
1.06s
closest final — 3×3, Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) over Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗)
15
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平)9.6510.37
2×2Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)2.813.20
3×3 blindfoldedYuhei Takagi (高木佑平)56.631:02.20
3×3 Fewest MovesTaku Yanai (矢内拓)28 moves30.67
SkewbHideki Niina (新名秀樹)5.186.94

The PB harvest

15 set · 5 still standing

First-timers

No people competed for the first time at this competition. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

19 competitors · 73 results · 5 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. Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) won it with a 10.37 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

19 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.