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Competitions · Japan

Cube Camp in Kanazawa 2019

Kanazawa, Ishikawa · 10 August 2019 · 18 events · 49 competitors · 62 personal bests

Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) won three of the 18 events (2×2, 4×4, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) by 0.05 seconds. 49 competitors produced 62 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today.

The moment

A continental record

Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) set the Square-1 average continental record: 7.40.

Three wins
Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) — 2×2, 4×4, Square-1
0.05s
closest final — 3×3, Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) over Asato Irifune (入船朝斗)
62
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史)6.268.51
2×2Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠)1.792.20
4×4Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠)30.5232.49
5×5Yu Sajima (佐島優)54.0858.35
6×6Yu Sajima (佐島優)1:49.931:55.82
7×7Kazuki Sakamoto (坂本一樹)2:47.742:48.22
3×3 blindfoldedNaoki Tani (谷直輝)43.91
3×3 Fewest MovesShuto Ueno (上野柊斗)23 moves26.00
3×3 one-handedArifumi Fushimi (伏見有史)11.0713.47
ClockNoriyuki Okada (岡田典之)5.986.41
MegaminxMasayuki Hirai (平井雅之)37.5842.00
PyraminxTaiga Takaoka (高岡汰虎)3.184.06
SkewbNoriyuki Okada (岡田典之)3.153.67
Square-1Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠)6.577.40
4×4 blindfoldedTakafumi Sakakibara (榊原隆文)7:05.61
5×5 blindfoldedNaoki Tani (谷直輝)9:43.85
3×3 Multi-BlindTakayuki Tanaka (田中隆喜)14 of 18 cubes · 1:00:00
3×3 with feetShoji Nishimura (西村晶司)1:06.191:13.77

The PB harvest

62 set · 19 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

49 competitors · 314 results · 18 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 8.51 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

49 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.