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Competitions · Japan

JRCA Kansai Summer 2016

Osaka · 31 July 2016 · 7 events · 44 competitors · 36 personal bests

Tomoya Iida (飯田朋也) won two of the seven events (3×3, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) by 0.23 seconds. 44 competitors produced 36 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Yohei Oka (岡要平) set the Pyraminx average continental record: 2.82.

Two wins
Tomoya Iida (飯田朋也) — 3×3, 6×6
0.23s
closest final — 2×2, Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) over Atsuto Takemura (竹村篤人)
36
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Tomoya Iida (飯田朋也)7.669.49
2×2Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠)1.362.06
4×4Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠)35.8837.76
6×6Tomoya Iida (飯田朋也)2:07.662:13.06
3×3 one-handedWataru Hashimura (端村航)21.0022.87
PyraminxYohei Oka (岡要平)2.532.91
Square-1Rui-Jun Liu (劉睿鈞)9.2511.43

The PB harvest

36 set · 9 still standing

First-timers

Five 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

44 competitors · 176 results · 7 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. Tomoya Iida (飯田朋也) won it with a 9.49 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

44 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.