Competitions · Japan
Doshisha Open 2009
Kyoto · 28 November 2009 · 6 events · 21 competitors · 11 personal bests
Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平) won three of the six events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平) by 0.54 seconds. 21 competitors produced 11 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
Wataru Hashimura (端村航) took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 6:15.47 down to 2:48.75, 55 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平) | 10.94 | 12.20 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平) | 2:08.05 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平) | 20.47 | 23.28 |
| Megaminx | Nobuaki Suga (菅信昭) | 1:58.47 | 2:00.48 |
| Pyraminx | Yohei Oka (岡要平) | 3.97 | 4.56 |
| Square-1 | Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫) | 18.53 | 21.84 |
The PB harvest
11 set · 2 still standing- Takuma Akutsu (阿久津拓真) — 3×3 one-handed single 17.43: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
- Tomomi Wati (和知友美) — 3×3 single 30.58: into the top 63.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
Two people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,600 people who made their debut in 2009. 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
21 competitors · 48 results · 6 events.
Everyone who competed
21 competitors- Chika Namikawa (浪川千華)
- Daisuke Nakajima (中嶋大輔)
- Eiji Okeda (桶田英次)
- Fumiki Koseki (古関章記)
- Haruo Aoki (青木治雄)
- Kenta Ohno (大野健太)
- Madoka Mizumoto (水本円)
- Mai Ito (伊藤舞)
- Masaki Mori (森雅紀)
- Mika Muranushi (村主美佳)
- Nobuaki Suga (菅信昭)
- Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)
- Taisei Hamano (浜野大成)
- Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)
- Takuma Akutsu (阿久津拓真)
- Tomomi Wati (和知友美)
- Wataru Hashimura (端村航)
- Yohei Oka (岡要平)
- Yu Araki (荒木由布)
- Yukiko Makino (牧野由希子)
- Yuuki Masaki (正木勇希)
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.