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Competitions · Japan

Kansai Big Cube 2017

Osaka · 25 November 2017 · 8 events · 50 competitors · 35 personal bests

Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝) won three of the eight events (4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) by 0.49 seconds. 50 competitors produced 35 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝) set the 5×5 blindfolded single national record: 7:17.42.

Three wins
Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝) — 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.49s
closest final — 3×3, Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) over Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠)
35
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史)7.478.99
4×4Soichi Akamatsu (赤松聡一)29.3930.16
5×5Soichi Akamatsu (赤松聡一)1:03.721:09.76
6×6Kazuki Sakamoto (坂本一樹)2:12.232:16.04
7×7Kazuki Sakamoto (坂本一樹)3:14.673:18.18
4×4 blindfoldedYuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝)3:03.623:12.38
5×5 blindfoldedYuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝)7:17.42
3×3 Multi-BlindYuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝)23 of 25 cubes · 56:45

The PB harvest

35 set · 4 still standing

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

50 competitors · 157 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

50 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.