Competitions · Japan
Japan Contest Spring 2015
Adachi, Tokyo · 3 May 2015 · 5 events · 48 competitors · 54 personal bests
Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) won two of the five events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) by 0.28 seconds. 48 competitors produced 54 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Shuntarou Taguchi (田口俊太朗) took a 2×2 single of 9.58 down to 4.84, 49 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) | 8.78 | 8.96 |
| 2×2 | Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平) | 2.80 | 3.24 |
| 4×4 | Tomoya Iida (飯田朋也) | 31.22 | 36.25 |
| 5×5 | Tomoya Iida (飯田朋也) | 1:03.72 | 1:06.73 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) | 10.56 | 15.10 |
The PB harvest
54 set · 8 still standing- Ryosuke Higo (肥後亮佑) — 3×3 one-handed single 11.06: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
- Takeshi Yamamoto (山本武士) — 2×2 single 3.00: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.
- Kotaro Higuchi (樋口航太郎) — 2×2 single 3.68: into the top 22.4% of the event's history.
- Ryouga Hayashi (林竜河) — 4×4 single 51.63: into the top 26.7% of the event's history.
- Ibuki Mio (美尾伊吹) — 3×3 one-handed single 23.33: into the top 29.6% of the event's history.
- Shuntarou Taguchi (田口俊太朗) — 2×2 single 4.84: into the top 37.3% of the event's history.
- Shuntarou Taguchi (田口俊太朗) — 3×3 one-handed single 29.21: into the top 44.8% of the event's history.
- Yuta Okada (岡田雄太) — 5×5 single 1:58.59: into the top 48.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. 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
48 competitors · 217 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. Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) won it with a 8.96 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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D2 B R2 D2 U2 B' F2 U2 B2 D F' U' F2 U B2 F' L D B2 - 2
L D2 R2 B D2 F D L' U B2 R2 D2 B2 U2 L2 U2 F L2 B2 - 3
L2 D R2 D U2 F2 D B2 L2 U' L2 F' L2 F2 R U B F U R' D - 4
B' D' R2 D' R' D L' U' R' D B L2 D2 F B D2 F' D2 B2 L2 - 5
F L' F' R2 U' R2 B' L D F B2 D F2 D' R2 F2 D' R2 U' F2 U2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
48 competitors- Akimi Hara (原明海)
- Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史)
- Christian Woo
- Daigo Okuhata (奥畑大悟)
- Fumiki Kaise (貝瀬郁紀)
- Fumiki Koseki (古関章記)
- Fumiya Matsui (松井郁也)
- Fyodor Borisov
- Haruko Koyano (小谷野晴子)
- Hibiki Ashitani (芦谷響)
- Hideki Niina (新名秀樹)
- Hiroto Fujita (藤田浩斗)
- Hiroto Ueda (上田浩登)
- Hisashi Fukai (深井寿)
- Ibuki Mio (美尾伊吹)
- Kazuhiro Fukada (深田和宏)
- Kei Suga (須賀慶)
- Kein Takeda (武田慶胤)
- Ko Ishida (石田光)
- Kohjiro Nishi (西宏二郎)
- Kotaro Higuchi (樋口航太郎)
- Kotaro Kusayama (草山晃太郎)
- Kulkarni Shubhankar
- Kyosuke Iseto (伊勢戸京介)
- Masayuki Hirai (平井雅之)
- Niranjan Rohith
- Nobuaki Suga (菅信昭)
- Prabhune Nupura
- Rituraj Sohoni
- Ryosuke Higo (肥後亮佑)
- Ryouga Hayashi (林竜河)
- Shun Shimada (島田駿)
- Shuntarou Taguchi (田口俊太朗)
- Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗)
- Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)
- Takeshi Yamamoto (山本武士)
- Takuto Honda (本田拓人)
- Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
- Tomoya Iida (飯田朋也)
- Yosuke Koyano (小谷野陽介)
- Yu Nakajima (中島悠)
- Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平)
- Yuka Komatsu (小松由佳)
- Yuki Saito (齋藤勇輝)
- Yuki Suzuki (鈴木悠希)
- Yuta Okada (岡田雄太)
- Yuta Yonenaga (米長悠太)
- Yuto Hayaki (早木悠斗)
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.