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Kansai Fall 2017

Osaka · 24 September 2017 · 6 events · 50 competitors · 35 personal bests

Atsuto Takemura (竹村篤人) won two of the six events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Atsuto Takemura (竹村篤人) by 0.37 seconds. 50 competitors produced 35 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) set the Square-1 single national record: 8.06.

Two wins
Atsuto Takemura (竹村篤人) — 3×3, 2×2
0.37s
closest final — 2×2, Atsuto Takemura (竹村篤人) over Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)
35
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Atsuto Takemura (竹村篤人)7.139.34
2×2Atsuto Takemura (竹村篤人)2.022.81
3×3 blindfoldedKou Oobatake (大畠功)1:09.20
ClockNoriyuki Okada (岡田典之)8.268.57
MegaminxTaiga Takaoka (高岡汰虎)58.061:03.80
Square-1Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠)8.0610.86

The PB harvest

35 set · 17 still standing

First-timers

Twelve 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

50 competitors · 163 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. Atsuto Takemura (竹村篤人) won it with a 9.34 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

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.