Competitions · Japan
Kanazawa Challenge Spring AM 2023
Kanazawa, Ishikawa · 27 May 2023 · 2 events · 24 competitors · 7 personal bests
Yu Sajima (佐島優) won the 3×3 with a 9.03 and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Yu Sajima (佐島優) by 0.02 seconds. 24 competitors produced 7 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Daiki Nishii (西井大貴) took a 3×3 single of 27.47 down to 14.13, 49 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Yu Sajima (佐島優) | 7.30 | 9.03 |
| 2×2 | Kian Ezekiel Castigador | 3.53 | 4.41 |
The PB harvest
7 set · 3 still standing- Kian Ezekiel Castigador — 2×2 single 3.53: into the top 20.6% of the event's history.
- Kian Ezekiel Castigador — 3×3 single 14.43: into the top 22.5% of the event's history.
- Ryutaro Miyazaki (宮崎隆太郎) — 2×2 single 4.99: into the top 39.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. 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
24 competitors · 39 results · 2 events.
Everyone who competed
24 competitors- Akio Ito (伊藤彰夫)
- Daiki Nishii (西井大貴)
- Daiki Wakabayashi (若林大紀)
- Eriya Watanabe (渡邉領耶)
- Fumika Hoshino (星野史佳)
- Kaisei Suzuki (鈴木開晴)
- Kazuaki Oshima (大島一晃)
- Kentaro Kurosawa (黒澤賢太郎)
- Kian Ezekiel Castigador
- Koji Kurita (栗田浩次)
- Misaki Buno (武野海砂輝)
- Ryutaro Miyazaki (宮崎隆太郎)
- Sota Nakamura (中村荘太)
- Sowon Lee
- Taiga Takaoka (高岡汰虎)
- Takashi Takaoka (高岡孝)
- Takuma Shirahase (白波瀬拓磨)
- Takumi Tamura (田村匠)
- Toji Kuzuba (葛場統仁)
- Toshio Hoshino (星野利夫)
- Yu Sajima (佐島優)
- Yuhi Okino (沖野祐飛)
- Yusuke Kosaka (髙阪優輔)
- Yuta Hara (原裕汰)
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.