Competitions · Japan
East Osaka 2012
Osaka · 27 October 2012 · 5 events · 34 competitors · 28 personal bests
Yohei Oka (岡要平) won two of the five events (3×3, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Takuma Shirahase (白波瀬拓磨) by 0.16 seconds. 34 competitors produced 28 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Minato Imai (今井港) took a Pyraminx single of 9.43 down to 4.36, 54 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Yohei Oka (岡要平) | 9.06 | 12.31 |
| 2×2 | Takuma Shirahase (白波瀬拓磨) | 4.30 | 4.60 |
| 4×4 | Toru Morooka (諸岡徹) | 42.22 | 46.41 |
| 5×5 | Tatsuya Ookubo (大久保達也) | 1:14.06 | 1:18.14 |
| Pyraminx | Yohei Oka (岡要平) | 3.47 | 3.67 |
The PB harvest
28 set · 7 still standing- Takahiro Tomisawa (富沢隆広) — 4×4 single 36.81: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
- Hikaru Sakata (佐方輝) — 3×3 single 11.28: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
- Hikaru Sakata (佐方輝) — 2×2 single 3.40: into the top 19.0% of the event's history.
- Erik Jernqvist — 4×4 single 53.09: into the top 28.5% of the event's history.
- Akihiko Fukuoka (福岡明彦) — 3×3 single 27.50: into the top 57.9% of the event's history.
- Takashi Kishiyama (岸山剛士) — 3×3 single 31.00: into the top 64.2% of the event's history.
- Takahiro Inoue (井上貴寛) — 4×4 single 1:45.11: into the top 73.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
34 competitors · 172 results · 5 events.
Everyone who competed
34 competitors- Akihiko Fukuoka (福岡明彦)
- Chika Namikawa (浪川千華)
- Daichi Nakata (中田大智)
- Erik Jernqvist
- Haruo Aoki (青木治雄)
- Hideki Niina (新名秀樹)
- Hikaru Sakata (佐方輝)
- Kengo Yamawaki (山脇憲吾)
- Kou Oobatake (大畠功)
- Minato Imai (今井港)
- Miyuki Morihara (森原美幸)
- Naoya Inahara (稲原直哉)
- Nobuaki Suga (菅信昭)
- Ryo Ito (伊藤崚)
- Ryohei Yoshioka (吉岡亮平)
- Sakura Yoshioka (吉岡さくら)
- Shouichi Yasumoto (安本翔一)
- Takahiro Inoue (井上貴寛)
- Takahiro Tomisawa (富沢隆広)
- Takashi Kishiyama (岸山剛士)
- Takayuki Matsumoto (松本孝之)
- Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之)
- Taku Yanai (矢内拓)
- Takuma Shirahase (白波瀬拓磨)
- Takuro Kawamoto (川本琢朗)
- Takuya Furukawa (古河拓也)
- Taro Yoshioka (吉岡太郎)
- Tatsuya Ookubo (大久保達也)
- Tetsuya Morihara (森原徹也)
- Toru Morooka (諸岡徹)
- Wataru Hashimura (端村航)
- Yohei Oka (岡要平)
- Yohei Suzuki (鈴木洋平)
- Yusei Morihara (森原悠生)
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.