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Hokuriku Eve Open 2013

Ishikawa · 21 December 2013 · 7 events · 14 competitors · 10 personal bests

Nobuaki Suga (菅信昭) won three of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Nobuaki Suga (菅信昭) by 0.19 seconds. 14 competitors produced 10 personal bests, 1 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) took a 3×3 one-handed single of 37.77 down to 31.30, 17 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Nobuaki Suga (菅信昭) — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.19s
closest final — 3×3, Nobuaki Suga (菅信昭) over Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)
10
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nobuaki Suga (菅信昭)10.7812.30
2×2Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)2.723.04
4×4Nobuaki Suga (菅信昭)47.0050.07
3×3 blindfoldedRyo Kozawa (小澤諒)1:04.65
3×3 Fewest MovesHideki Niina (新名秀樹)29 moves
3×3 one-handedNobuaki Suga (菅信昭)19.1123.60
PyraminxTakayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之)4.686.79

The PB harvest

10 set · 1 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

14 competitors · 66 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

14 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.