Competitions · Japan
Hiroshima Spring 2026
Fukuyama, Hiroshima · 30 May 2026 · 5 events · 62 competitors · 24 personal bests
Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝) won two of the five events (3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Masaki Nishimura (西村正輝) by 0.34 seconds. 62 competitors produced 24 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Masaki Nishimura (西村正輝) | 6.61 | 7.27 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝) | 30.65 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広) | 24 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Takumi Kato (加藤匠) | 8.77 | 10.78 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝) | 20 of 29 cubes · 1:00:00 | — |
The PB harvest
24 set · 19 still standing- Yuki Matsui (松井裕希) — 3×3 single 6.94: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
- Kosuke Takahashi (高橋康介) — 3×3 single 7.69: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
- Shogo Yamamoto (山本匠悟) — 3×3 blindfolded single 37.35: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
- Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝) — 3×3 single 9.64: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
- Eita Mizuno (水野瑛太) — 3×3 single 10.42: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
- Misato Nishimura (西村美里) — 3×3 single 11.34: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
- Lucas Ichiro Yunomae — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 9 of 9 cubes · 32:25: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.
- Ryutaro Miyazaki (宮崎隆太郎) — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 7 of 7 cubes · 46:52: into the top 26.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
14 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
62 competitors · 156 results · 5 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. Masaki Nishimura (西村正輝) won it with a 7.27 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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B' R' D2 L' F2 U2 B L' B U F2 R U2 R' L' F2 R F' - 2
L B R F' U' R' B' L U B2 L' U2 F2 R D2 R2 B2 R D2 - 3
R B U' R' B' R2 F' R F' D2 R' D2 R U2 F2 D L2 - 4
D R L' B R' F' R L' B2 U' R2 U2 B' R2 B R2 F2 R2 D2 - 5
R' D F' R2 U' L2 U2 F2 L' F R' D2 B' R2 U2 L2 B2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
62 competitors- Akatsuki Kitamura (北村曉)
- Asami Ohkusa
- Atsushi Shiota (塩田厚)
- Cian-Jyun Yang (楊謙君)
- Daichi Asanuma (淺沼大地)
- Daichi Nakazato (中里大地)
- Daigo Fujita (藤田大護)
- De-Yuan Meng (孟德元)
- Eita Mizuno (水野瑛太)
- Fujita Takanishi (高西藤汰)
- Haruka Kitamura (北村晴香)
- Haruka Miyai (宮井悠嘉)
- Harumu Kurosaki (黒崎遥夢)
- Hayate Inoue (井上颯)
- Kaito Murakawa (村川海都)
- Kantaro Sakamoto (坂本貫太郎)
- Kazuaki Oshima (大島一晃)
- Keita Takanishi (高西桂多)
- Kenta Kabasawa (椛沢憲太)
- Kosuke Takahashi (高橋康介)
- Kou Oobatake (大畠功)
- Kuniharu Yanase (簗瀬邦治)
- Lucas Ichiro Yunomae
- Makoto Asano (淺野真)
- Masaki Nishimura (西村正輝)
- Masaya Nakamoto (中本誠也)
- Milo Ban
- Mirei Morioka (森岡美玲)
- Misato Nishimura (西村美里)
- Naoto Matsumoto (松本尚斗)
- Naotsugu Omura (小村尚嗣)
- Noah Ban
- Rei Yamagata (山縣怜)
- Ryo Maeda (前田亮)
- Ryutaro Miyazaki (宮崎隆太郎)
- Seita Tsuji (辻󠄀晴太)
- Shinichiro Sato (佐藤真一郎)
- Sho Kashiyama (樫山匠)
- Shogo Yamamoto (山本匠悟)
- Shota Watanabe (渡辺翔太)
- Shunei Miyauchi (宮内俊英)
- Shuntaro Fujioka (藤岡隼太朗)
- Sota Fujii (藤井颯太)
- Taiki Kobayashi (小林大輝)
- Taishi Uekido (上木戸泰之)
- Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之)
- Takayuki Tanaka (田中隆喜)
- Takumi Kato (加藤匠)
- Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
- Tomoki Moriyama (森山智樹)
- Toshiya Sato (佐藤稔也)
- Yamato Sugita (杉田大和)
- Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡)
- Yu Morita (森田佑)
- Yu Sato (佐藤悠羽)
- Yuichi Hamada (濵田祐一)
- Yuki Matsui (松井裕希)
- Yuki Mochizuki (望月宥希)
- Yuki Nomura (野村優希)
- Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝)
- Yusei Ishida (石田裕誠)
- Yusei Shimada (島田悠晟)
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.