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East Japan Big Cubes 2012

Ichikawa · 8 July 2012 · 5 events · 34 competitors · 31 personal bests

Yu Nakajima (中島悠) won three of the five events (5×5, 7×7, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 6×6, won by Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) by 3.82 seconds. 34 competitors produced 31 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Yu Nakajima (中島悠) set the 7×7 single national record: 3:28.09.

Three wins
Yu Nakajima (中島悠) — 5×5, 7×7, Megaminx
3.82s
closest final — 6×6, Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) over Yu Nakajima (中島悠)
31
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
5×5Yu Nakajima (中島悠)1:06.031:11.65
6×6Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之)2:25.522:42.33
7×7Yu Nakajima (中島悠)3:28.093:33.88
3×3 blindfoldedYuhei Takagi (高木佑平)55.221:09.75
MegaminxYu Nakajima (中島悠)57.651:03.73

The PB harvest

31 set · 6 still standing

First-timers

Two people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,376 people who made their debut in 2012. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

34 competitors · 125 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

34 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.