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Japan Open 2011

Hyogo · 30 July 2011 · 19 events · 67 competitors · 88 personal bests

Yu Nakajima (中島悠) won three of the 19 events (3×3, 4×4, 7×7) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Yoshiaki Hirayama (平山善章) by 0.14 seconds. 67 competitors produced 88 personal bests, 27 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Yohei Oka (岡要平) set the Pyraminx single world record: 1.93.

Three wins
Yu Nakajima (中島悠) — 3×3, 4×4, 7×7
0.14s
closest final — Magic, Yoshiaki Hirayama (平山善章) over Yu Sajima (佐島優)
88
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Yu Nakajima (中島悠)8.4710.68
2×2Yui Tomita (富田唯依)2.863.45
4×4Yu Nakajima (中島悠)33.8844.64
5×5Shuhei Omura (大村周平)1:14.581:20.59
6×6Shuhei Omura (大村周平)2:41.843:01.56
7×7Yu Nakajima (中島悠)4:14.154:16.05
3×3 blindfoldedTomoki Kubo (久保友樹)1:07.75
3×3 Fewest MovesTomoaki Okayama (岡山友昭)31 moves
3×3 one-handedYuhei Takagi (高木佑平)14.0315.07
ClockYu Sajima (佐島優)8.289.32
MegaminxTakumi Yoshida (吉田匠)1:02.461:14.98
PyraminxYohei Oka (岡要平)4.084.23
Square-1Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)17.8420.59
4×4 blindfoldedYuhei Takagi (高木佑平)8:52.78
5×5 blindfoldedTomoki Kubo (久保友樹)19:40.00
3×3 Multi-BlindTomoki Kubo (久保友樹)7 of 7 cubes · 45:06
3×3 with feetYuhei Takagi (高木佑平)47.9156.86
MagicYoshiaki Hirayama (平山善章)0.831.03
Master MagicHideki Niina (新名秀樹)2.712.92

The PB harvest

88 set · 27 still standing

First-timers

Ten people 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

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

67 competitors · 401 results · 19 events.

Everyone who competed

67 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.