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Competitions · Japan

JRCA Kansai Fall 2016

Kyoto · 25 September 2016 · 6 events · 32 competitors · 22 personal bests

Ryo Ito (伊藤崚) won two of the six events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平) by 0.56 seconds. 32 competitors produced 22 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Wataru Hashimura (端村航) set the Megaminx single national record: 52.38.

Two wins
Ryo Ito (伊藤崚) — 4×4, 5×5
0.56s
closest final — 2×2, Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平) over Wataru Hashimura (端村航)
22
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Sei Sugama (洲鎌星)6.778.94
2×2Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)2.472.84
4×4Ryo Ito (伊藤崚)31.6333.35
5×5Ryo Ito (伊藤崚)1:02.091:05.26
3×3 blindfoldedTakayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之)1:54.25
MegaminxWataru Hashimura (端村航)52.381:01.32

The PB harvest

22 set · 7 still standing

First-timers

Three people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

32 competitors · 119 results · 6 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. Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) won it with a 8.94 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1D2 F2 L2 U R2 U2 R2 B R F2 L U B2 D' U L B' L2 F2
  2. 2L' F' U2 R' B2 D B R' U2 L D B2 R2 B2 R2 D L2 B2 L2 U
  3. 3B L' U' F' D2 F L F B2 D L F' R2 U2 B2 R2 U2 F' B'
  4. 4D2 B' F2 L2 B2 R2 U2 B U2 F' D2 U L' U2 L' B D2 B' R' B2
  5. 5R2 D B' R' F' B' L2 B' L' F2 B' D2 R2 U R2 L2 F2 D R2

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

32 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.