Competitions · Japan
Hiroshima 2018
Hiroshima · 7 October 2018 · 6 events · 48 competitors · 22 personal bests
Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) won the 3×3 with a 7.91 and the closest final was the Clock, won by Kazuki Ojima (尾島和樹) by 0.19 seconds. 48 competitors produced 22 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Kazuki Oda (尾田一輝) took a 4×4 single of 2:35.86 down to 1:04.58, 59 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) | 6.76 | 7.91 |
| 2×2 | Taiga Takaoka (高岡汰虎) | 2.33 | 2.99 |
| 4×4 | Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) | 28.31 | 31.41 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Tomoaki Okayama (岡山友昭) | 30 moves | — |
| Clock | Kazuki Ojima (尾島和樹) | 6.28 | 7.20 |
| Square-1 | Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) | 6.84 | 9.40 |
The PB harvest
22 set · 5 still standing- Fumiya Matsui (松井郁也) — 4×4 single 33.31: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
- Shinichiro Sato (佐藤真一郎) — 2×2 single 2.40: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
- Yuuki Kobayashi (古林祐輝) — Clock single 11.90: into the top 34.4% of the event's history.
- Kotaro Terada (寺田晃太朗) — Clock single 12.49: into the top 37.4% of the event's history.
- Kazuki Oda (尾田一輝) — 2×2 single 5.08: into the top 40.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
13 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. 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
48 competitors · 176 results · 6 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 7.91 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D' B' D F B' U F2 U2 B R2 U2 R2 F D2 R2 L2 - 2
B R2 D F B2 R U2 D R2 B U' R2 D' R2 F2 U L2 B2 L2 F2 D2 - 3
U2 B D2 B2 D2 F2 R2 D2 U2 B' U F' R B2 L' U' B2 L2 - 4
U2 B' L2 R2 D2 B' R2 B L2 R D2 U2 B L F' D R U B' R - 5
F U B2 D L' B2 U2 L2 B' U' B2 R U2 B2 R U2 R' U2 L F2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
48 competitors- Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史)
- Asato Irifune (入船朝斗)
- Fumiya Matsui (松井郁也)
- Hiroaki Okamoto (岡本裕陽)
- Kaito Mori (森海斗)
- Kazuki Oda (尾田一輝)
- Kazuki Ojima (尾島和樹)
- Kengo Yamawaki (山脇憲吾)
- Kenta Kabasawa (椛沢憲太)
- Kenzo Doi (土井健三)
- Kotaro Terada (寺田晃太朗)
- Kou Oobatake (大畠功)
- Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠)
- Manabu Satou (佐藤学)
- Masaaki Suda (須田將昭)
- Masayuki Murakami (村上正行)
- Naoki Tani (谷直輝)
- Naoya Ikegami (池上直弥)
- Prabhune Nupura
- Ryota Aoki (青木涼太)
- Ryuji Hamano (浜野竜二)
- Sei Sugama (洲鎌星)
- Seiya Tsuji (辻聖也)
- Shinichiro Sato (佐藤真一郎)
- Shurina Abematsu (棈松朱里菜)
- Shuto Honda (本田柊人)
- Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)
- Soichi Akamatsu (赤松聡一)
- Sora Yoneda (米田壮良)
- Taiga Takaoka (高岡汰虎)
- Takashi Takaoka (高岡孝)
- Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之)
- Takayuki Tanaka (田中隆喜)
- Takuma Takahashi (高橋拓馬)
- Tomoaki Hirayama (平山智章)
- Tomoaki Okayama (岡山友昭)
- Toru Morooka (諸岡徹)
- Toshifumi Hanada (花田敏文)
- Toshimitsu Oe (大江利光)
- Wako Harada (原田和湖)
- Yoshiki Chinen (知念良樹)
- Yu Morita (森田佑)
- Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平)
- Yuki Hasegawa (長谷川裕己)
- Yuki Uchida (内田佑毅)
- Yuko Kanzaki (神崎裕子)
- Yusuke Takada (高田祐介)
- Yuuki Kobayashi (古林祐輝)
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.