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East Osaka 2013

Osaka · 15 September 2013 · 6 events · 28 competitors · 20 personal bests

Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平) by 0.07 seconds. 28 competitors produced 20 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Wataru Hashimura (端村航) took a Square-1 single of 1:03.56 down to 28.34, 55 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) — 3×3, 4×4
0.07s
closest final — 2×2, Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平) over Raphaël Pihet
20
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Sei Sugama (洲鎌星)8.449.33
2×2Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)3.384.52
4×4Sei Sugama (洲鎌星)35.0338.29
3×3 Fewest MovesTakayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之)31 moves
PyraminxYohei Oka (岡要平)3.724.78
Square-1Kou Oobatake (大畠功)15.0318.87

The PB harvest

20 set · 6 still standing

First-timers

One person competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 6,160 people who made their debut in 2013. 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

28 competitors · 92 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

28 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.