Competitions · Japan
Kansai Open 2014
Osaka · 21 March 2014 · 18 events · 59 competitors · 64 personal bests
Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) won five of the 18 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) by 0.15 seconds. 59 competitors produced 64 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) | 7.38 | 8.37 |
| 2×2 | Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) | 2.53 | 3.03 |
| 4×4 | Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) | 30.15 | 32.89 |
| 5×5 | Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) | 1:09.77 | 1:13.42 |
| 6×6 | Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) | 2:30.96 | 2:38.81 |
| 7×7 | Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) | 3:37.30 | 3:48.31 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) | 48.15 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Tomoaki Okayama (岡山友昭) | 28 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) | 15.96 | 16.58 |
| Clock | Ryouga Hayashi (林竜河) | 7.53 | 9.80 |
| Megaminx | Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) | 1:07.61 | 1:14.43 |
| Pyraminx | Yohei Oka (岡要平) | 3.68 | 3.93 |
| Skewb | Hideki Niina (新名秀樹) | 5.81 | 6.06 |
| Square-1 | Kou Oobatake (大畠功) | 15.34 | 22.06 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Yu Nakajima (中島悠) | 4:38.27 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Tomoaki Okayama (岡山友昭) | 27:46.00 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Taku Yanai (矢内拓) | 8 of 9 cubes · 51:39 | — |
| 3×3 with feet | Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) | 27.66 | 36.70 |
The PB harvest
64 set · 14 still standing- Wataru Hashimura (端村航) — Pyraminx single 3.58: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
- Ryouga Hayashi (林竜河) — Clock single 7.53: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
- Hideki Niina (新名秀樹) — Pyraminx single 5.22: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
- Takuro Kawamoto (川本琢朗) — 3×3 single 13.16: into the top 18.0% of the event's history.
- Tomoya Yamashita (山下智也) — Square-1 single 16.68: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.
- Shigeki Aimi (相見篤暉) — 3×3 one-handed single 22.94: into the top 28.6% of the event's history.
- Sanae Omyo (大名佐苗) — 3×3 blindfolded single 2:05.69: into the top 35.4% of the event's history.
- Shigeki Aimi (相見篤暉) — 2×2 single 5.43: into the top 44.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
5 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
59 competitors · 318 results · 18 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 8.37 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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L' B D2 L' D2 R D B2 R U' D2 B2 U2 R2 D2 L2 F2 R F2 R' - 2
L F L F' U L2 B R' U F2 B2 D2 F2 R L2 B2 R' D2 L B2 - 3
U2 L U2 L2 B2 L' D2 F2 U L2 U2 B2 L2 R2 U' B' R2 B2 U - 4
D2 R2 F2 D' R2 U2 F2 U' B D F' U2 B' U L2 B U2 L - 5
D2 B' U' F2 L U2 L2 B' U2 B' D' R2 D R2 D' F2 U2 B2 D
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
59 competitors- Akira Kurata (倉田旦)
- Alifianto Adi Nugroho
- Atsuto Takemura (竹村篤人)
- Erik Jernqvist
- Fumiki Koseki (古関章記)
- Hideki Niina (新名秀樹)
- Hiroki Kawai (川合拓紀)
- Hiromi Tokushige (徳重裕美)
- Jin Mochizuki (望月仁)
- Jun Akimoto (秋本順)
- Kaito Mori (森海斗)
- Kaito Uemori (植盛快飛)
- Kanako Ohta (太田佳那子)
- Kazuhito Okamoto (岡本一人)
- Kazunori Tamura (田村和仙)
- Keishi Takemura (竹村啓志)
- Keita Nomura (野村啓太)
- Kengo Yamawaki (山脇憲吾)
- Kenichiro Tanaka (田中健一郎)
- Kou Oobatake (大畠功)
- Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠)
- Mika Muranushi (村主美佳)
- Minato Imai (今井港)
- Naoko Ogino (荻野奈緒子)
- Nobuaki Suga (菅信昭)
- Raphaël Pihet
- Ryo Kozawa (小澤諒)
- Ryohei Yoshioka (吉岡亮平)
- Ryouga Hayashi (林竜河)
- Ryuji Hamano (浜野竜二)
- Sakura Yoshioka (吉岡さくら)
- Sanae Omyo (大名佐苗)
- Sei Sugama (洲鎌星)
- Shigeki Aimi (相見篤暉)
- Shoichi Ishikawa (石川翔一)
- Shouichi Yasumoto (安本翔一)
- Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗)
- Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)
- Tadayoshi Hirota (廣田忠宣)
- Taihei Okamoto (岡本泰平)
- Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之)
- Taku Yanai (矢内拓)
- Takuma Shirahase (白波瀬拓磨)
- Takuro Kawamoto (川本琢朗)
- Takuya Aikawa (相川拓也)
- Taro Hamada (浜田太郎)
- Taro Yoshioka (吉岡太郎)
- Tomoaki Okayama (岡山友昭)
- Tomoya Yamashita (山下智也)
- Wataru Hashimura (端村航)
- Yohei Oka (岡要平)
- Yohei Suzuki (鈴木洋平)
- Yu Araki (荒木由布)
- Yu Nakajima (中島悠)
- Yu Sajima (佐島優)
- Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平)
- Yuji Suse (巣瀬雄史)
- Yuki Isomura (礒村悠生)
- Yuuki Kobayashi (古林祐輝)
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.