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.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Yu Sajima (佐島優) | 7.84 | 8.99 |
| 2×2 | Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平) | 2.41 | 2.80 |
| 4×4 | Yu Sajima (佐島優) | 35.27 | 40.75 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) | 52.00 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) | 27 moves | — |
| Clock | Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) | 12.06 | 13.83 |
The PB harvest
8 set · 2 still standing- Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) — 2×2 single 1.75: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
- Kentaro Kurosawa (黒澤賢太郎) — Clock single 12.34: into the top 36.6% of the event's history.
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
U2 R B2 L' U2 B2 R2 F R D2 B D R2 B' R D U' B - 2
B D2 U2 B R2 D2 B' L2 U2 F' D2 R F2 D B2 L' D R B' D2 F - 3
R2 B2 R2 F2 R2 U2 B' R2 D2 U2 R D' F2 L2 R' F' R2 U - 4
L2 F' U2 B R2 U2 B D2 R' U' F' D' F U B R D' R D' - 5
D' 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- Asami Shiota (塩田朝未)
- Hikaru Takemoto (竹本輝)
- Kentaro Kurosawa (黒澤賢太郎)
- Kotaro Terada (寺田晃太朗)
- Kou Oobatake (大畠功)
- Masaaki Tanaka (田中正晃)
- Ryusei Yamada (山田龍聖)
- Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)
- Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之)
- Takeshi Ito (伊藤健)
- Takuma Shirahase (白波瀬拓磨)
- Tatsuya Tsukamoto (塚本達也)
- Toru Morooka (諸岡徹)
- Toshiya Hirohata (廣畑俊哉)
- Yu Sajima (佐島優)
- Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平)
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.