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Competitions · Japan

Cube Camp in Kanazawa 2017

Kanazawa, Ishikawa · 11 August 2017 · 17 events · 53 competitors · 67 personal bests

Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) won three of the 17 events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) by 0.30 seconds. 53 competitors produced 67 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) set the Megaminx single national record: 48.16.

Three wins
Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.30s
closest final — 2×2, Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) over Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)
67
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史)6.987.73
2×2Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠)1.882.62
4×4Sei Sugama (洲鎌星)28.4432.90
5×5Sei Sugama (洲鎌星)55.931:02.35
6×6Tomoya Iida (飯田朋也)2:01.202:11.30
7×7Tomoya Iida (飯田朋也)2:57.082:59.06
3×3 blindfoldedYuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝)44.59
3×3 Fewest MovesShuto Ueno (上野柊斗)26 moves26.33
3×3 one-handedArifumi Fushimi (伏見有史)11.3012.62
MegaminxArifumi Fushimi (伏見有史)48.1654.77
PyraminxYohei Oka (岡要平)2.463.17
SkewbNoriyuki Okada (岡田典之)3.264.03
Square-1Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠)10.4211.17
4×4 blindfoldedYuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝)4:03.17
5×5 blindfoldedNaoto Shinagawa (品川直登)18:58.00
3×3 Multi-BlindNaoto Shinagawa (品川直登)21 of 22 cubes · 59:29
3×3 with feetYuhei Takagi (高木佑平)31.5632.72

The PB harvest

67 set · 9 still standing

First-timers

One person competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

53 competitors · 354 results · 17 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 7.73 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

53 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.