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Competitions · Japan

Cherry Blossom Viewing 2016

Ishikawa · 9 April 2016 · 6 events · 16 competitors · 8 personal bests

Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) won three of the six events (3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Clock) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) by 1.05 seconds. 16 competitors produced 8 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ryusei Yamada (山田龍聖) took a 3×3 single of 19.66 down to 14.75, 25 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) — 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Clock
1.05s
closest final — Clock, Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) over Kentaro Kurosawa (黒澤賢太郎)
8
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Yu Sajima (佐島優)7.848.99
2×2Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)2.412.80
4×4Yu Sajima (佐島優)35.2740.75
3×3 blindfoldedYuhei Takagi (高木佑平)52.00
3×3 Fewest MovesYuhei Takagi (高木佑平)27 moves
ClockYuhei Takagi (高木佑平)12.0613.83

The PB harvest

8 set · 2 still standing

First-timers

Two people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. 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

16 competitors · 58 results · 6 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. Yu Sajima (佐島優) won it with a 8.99 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

16 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.