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Hokuriku Eve 2011

Kanazawa · 24 December 2011 · 7 events · 30 competitors · 41 personal bests

Yu Nakajima (中島悠) won four of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Yu Sajima (佐島優) by 0.37 seconds. 30 competitors produced 41 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Jin Mochizuki (望月仁) set the Magic single national record: 0.83.

Four wins
Yu Nakajima (中島悠) — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves
0.37s
closest final — Magic, Yu Sajima (佐島優) over Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之)
41
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Yu Nakajima (中島悠)8.869.39
4×4Yu Nakajima (中島悠)36.3438.56
5×5Yu Nakajima (中島悠)1:06.971:10.22
3×3 blindfoldedTakuma Shirahase (白波瀬拓磨)3:37.22
3×3 Fewest MovesYu Nakajima (中島悠)33 moves
PyraminxYohei Oka (岡要平)4.114.45
MagicYu Sajima (佐島優)1.031.05

The PB harvest

41 set · 7 still standing

First-timers

One person competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,302 people who made their debut in 2011. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

30 competitors · 139 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

30 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.