Competitions · Japan
Japan Contest Spring 2013
Matsudo · 14 April 2013 · 6 events · 43 competitors · 26 personal bests
Yu Nakajima (中島悠) won three of the six events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) by 0.11 seconds. 43 competitors produced 26 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
A national record
Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) set the 3×3 blindfolded single national record: 43.52.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) | 8.38 | 8.99 |
| 2×2 | Yu Nakajima (中島悠) | 2.90 | 3.30 |
| 4×4 | Yu Nakajima (中島悠) | 32.61 | 35.59 |
| 5×5 | Yu Nakajima (中島悠) | 1:00.38 | 1:10.95 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) | 43.52 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) | 12.91 | 15.82 |
The PB harvest
26 set · 5 still standing- Yu Nakajima (中島悠) — 3×3 one-handed single 12.11: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
- Kouichi Mitsui (三ツ井洸一) — 3×3 single 11.44: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
- Akihiro Ishida (石田朗大) — 2×2 single 4.18: into the top 28.8% of the event's history.
- Kyosuke Takano (高野恭輔) — 3×3 single 16.38: into the top 29.0% of the event's history.
- Kouichi Mitsui (三ツ井洸一) — 2×2 single 4.61: into the top 34.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Two people 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
2 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
43 competitors · 195 results · 6 events.
Everyone who competed
43 competitors- Akihiro Ishida (石田朗大)
- Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史)
- Fumiki Koseki (古関章記)
- Fumiya Matsui (松井郁也)
- Hideaki Tomoyori (友寄英哲)
- Hideki Niina (新名秀樹)
- Hiroo Saito (斉藤広大)
- Hiroto Ueda (上田浩登)
- Junya Tomita (富田純也)
- Kei Suga (須賀慶)
- Kengo Kageyama (蔭山賢吾)
- Kouichi Mitsui (三ツ井洸一)
- Kyosuke Takano (高野恭輔)
- Masato Kobayashi (小林正人)
- Mina Tomita (富田美菜)
- Mitsuko Tomoyori (友寄光子)
- Motonori Inogai (猪貝基宣)
- Nobuaki Suga (菅信昭)
- Rituraj Sohoni
- Ryo Kozawa (小澤諒)
- Ryouga Hayashi (林竜河)
- Ryutaro Kawate (川手龍太朗)
- Sanae Omyo (大名佐苗)
- Sei Sugama (洲鎌星)
- Shuhei Omura (大村周平)
- Shun Shimada (島田駿)
- Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗)
- Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)
- Syota Arai (新井翔大)
- Takayuki Matsumoto (松本孝之)
- Takeyoshi Masumoto (増本丈慶)
- Takuma Shirahase (白波瀬拓磨)
- Takumi Yoshida (吉田匠)
- Tomoaki Okayama (岡山友昭)
- Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
- Toshihiro Shirakawa (白川俊博)
- Yoshio Matsumoto (松本嘉夫)
- Yu Nakajima (中島悠)
- Yu Sajima (佐島優)
- Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平)
- Yui Tomita (富田唯依)
- Yuji Suse (巣瀬雄史)
- Yuta Okada (岡田雄太)
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.