Competitions · Japan
Japan Contest Autumn 2014
Matsudo, Chiba · 13 October 2014 · 5 events · 35 competitors · 32 personal bests
Yu Sajima (佐島優) won two of the five events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Yu Sajima (佐島優) by 0.09 seconds. 35 competitors produced 32 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Kotaro Higuchi (樋口航太郎) took a 2×2 single of 14.09 down to 6.52, 54 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Yu Sajima (佐島優) | 7.94 | 10.15 |
| 2×2 | Yui Tomita (富田唯依) | 2.16 | 2.62 |
| 4×4 | Yu Sajima (佐島優) | 33.65 | 36.95 |
| 5×5 | Shuhei Omura (大村周平) | 1:08.72 | 1:12.19 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Ryosuke Higo (肥後亮佑) | 13.46 | 16.41 |
The PB harvest
32 set · 4 still standing- Yuki Saito (齋藤勇輝) — 3×3 single 9.71: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
- Yuki Yoshikawa (吉川悠希) — 3×3 single 14.41: into the top 22.4% of the event's history.
- Yui Tomita (富田唯依) — 4×4 single 55.77: into the top 31.7% of the event's history.
- Yuki Tanaka (田中悠樹) — 3×3 one-handed single 34.16: into the top 55.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
Three people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. 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
35 competitors · 174 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. Yu Sajima (佐島優) won it with a 10.15 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B2 L2 D F2 D2 U F2 U R2 B2 L2 B D B' D' R D L B' F' R - 2
B2 L' U2 L D2 B2 D2 F2 U2 L2 F2 D R' U' L D2 F' D2 U2 - 3
F2 U' R2 F2 R2 D' F2 D' F2 U B2 R U' F' R' B' F L B' U F' - 4
L F2 B' U' L2 F2 L U2 L B U2 L F2 L F2 B2 R' U2 R2 U2 - 5
L2 F2 L2 F U2 B2 F' D2 B' U2 L' U' R D' B' L' U' L' B' L
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
35 competitors- Aiko Nakata (中田愛子)
- Akimi Hara (原明海)
- Fumiki Koseki (古関章記)
- Hideki Niina (新名秀樹)
- Hiroki Kanamori (金森広樹)
- Hiroo Saito (斉藤広大)
- Hisashi Fukai (深井寿)
- Ibuki Mio (美尾伊吹)
- Junya Tomita (富田純也)
- Katsunori Ishiguro (石黒克典)
- Kazuhiro Fukada (深田和宏)
- Kohjiro Nishi (西宏二郎)
- Kotaro Higuchi (樋口航太郎)
- Mitsuki Gunji (郡司光貴)
- Nobuaki Suga (菅信昭)
- Ryosuke Higo (肥後亮佑)
- Shuhei Omura (大村周平)
- Shun Shimada (島田駿)
- Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗)
- Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)
- Takeshi Yamamoto (山本武士)
- Taku Kaitani (櫂谷卓)
- Takuma Shirahase (白波瀬拓磨)
- Tatsuyuki Bando (坂東龍幸)
- Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
- Tomoya Iida (飯田朋也)
- Tomoyuki Hiraide (平出智之)
- Yu Sajima (佐島優)
- Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平)
- Yui Tomita (富田唯依)
- Yuki Saito (齋藤勇輝)
- Yuki Tanaka (田中悠樹)
- Yuki Yoshikawa (吉川悠希)
- Yuta Okada (岡田雄太)
- 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.