Competitions · Japan
Kansai Summer 2018
Osaka · 14 July 2018 · 6 events · 73 competitors · 42 personal bests
Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮) won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Sakura Yoshioka (吉岡さくら) by 0.11 seconds. 73 competitors produced 42 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮) | 7.60 | 8.29 |
| 2×2 | Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) | 1.71 | 2.51 |
| 4×4 | Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮) | 24.39 | 28.80 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Teruki Tamura (田村旭輝) | 33.74 | — |
| Pyraminx | Sakura Yoshioka (吉岡さくら) | 3.54 | 3.93 |
| Square-1 | Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) | 7.93 | 8.43 |
The PB harvest
42 set · 6 still standing- Soichi Akamatsu (赤松聡一) — 3×3 single 5.71: into the top 0.34% of the event's history.
- Yuta Okada (岡田雄太) — 3×3 single 7.33: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
- Shuntaro Ide (井出峻太郎) — 3×3 single 13.65: into the top 19.7% of the event's history.
- Taisho Hayashi (林大翔) — 4×4 single 46.32: into the top 20.0% of the event's history.
- Ryuhei Tachibana (橘龍平) — 3×3 single 28.48: into the top 59.8% of the event's history.
- Taiki Kobayashi (小林大輝) — 4×4 single 1:34.09: into the top 66.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
19 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
4 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
73 competitors · 255 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. Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮) won it with a 8.29 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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L2 R2 U' R2 D' U2 L2 U' R D L2 R2 F' U' F' L' R B' - 2
F' R2 L2 D B' L2 U L F R F R2 F2 U2 R2 F B2 R2 F' L2 - 3
R2 B2 R' D B' L U R F2 R F2 U2 F' R2 U2 F R2 B' R2 - 4
R2 U2 R2 D' B2 D' F2 D2 L2 U' R2 F D' U L B U2 F2 D L' D2 - 5
R U2 R' U2 R D2 B2 U2 B2 R' D' B R' D2 B D' L2 B' L' U
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solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
73 competitors- Akatsuki Kitamura (北村曉)
- Amey Gaba
- Aoi Nishikawa (西川碧)
- Asami Ohkusa
- Bryan De Los Santos Rivero
- Evan Mann
- Fumika Hoshino (星野史佳)
- Fumitaka Nakamura (中村文孝)
- Haruki Minami (南 春輝)
- Haruto Takase (髙瀬治土)
- Hironao Otsubo (大坪弘尚)
- Hitoki Kidahashi (木田橋仁毅)
- Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮)
- Kaito Mori (森海斗)
- Kazue Kobayashi (小林和惠)
- Kazuki Ojima (尾島和樹)
- Kazuya Okada (岡田和也)
- Kazuyoshi Matsushita (松下和義)
- Kei Kishimoto (岸本敬)
- Kengo Yamawaki (山脇憲吾)
- Kenta Kabasawa (椛沢憲太)
- Kohdai Kusatani (草谷幸大)
- Kohei Abe (阿部航平)
- Kosei Takaoka (高岡洸成)
- Kou Oobatake (大畠功)
- Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠)
- Matty Hiroto Inaba
- Miona Yoshioka (吉岡美桜奈)
- Misato Takase (髙瀬実里)
- Naoki Tani (谷直輝)
- Raphaël Pihet
- Reagan Taylor Friederich
- Ryohei Yoshioka (吉岡亮平)
- Ryota Aoki (青木涼太)
- Ryuhei Tachibana (橘龍平)
- Ryuji Hamano (浜野竜二)
- Sakura Yoshioka (吉岡さくら)
- Satoru Umetsu (梅津諭)
- Seita Katayama (片山誓汰)
- Seiya Tsuji (辻聖也)
- Shun Kimura (木村峻)
- Shuntaro Ide (井出峻太郎)
- Shuntaro Tamamura (玉村峻太郎)
- Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)
- Soichi Akamatsu (赤松聡一)
- Syougo Kamo (加茂翔吾)
- Taichi Matsushita (松下太一)
- Taiga Takaoka (高岡汰虎)
- Taiki Kimura (木村太貴)
- Taiki Kobayashi (小林大輝)
- Taisho Hayashi (林大翔)
- Takashi Takaoka (高岡孝)
- Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之)
- Takayuki Tanaka (田中隆喜)
- Takumi Matsuura (松浦巧)
- Taro Yoshioka (吉岡太郎)
- Teruki Tamura (田村旭輝)
- Toru Umetsu (梅津融)
- Toshimitsu Oe (大江利光)
- Toshio Hoshino (星野利夫)
- Vincent Jovian
- Yohei Oka (岡要平)
- Yohei Suzuki (鈴木洋平)
- Yoji Ogura (小倉洋二)
- Yoshihisa Yoshioka (吉岡善久)
- Yoshiki Kawabata (川端宣揮)
- Yuji Suse (巣瀬雄史)
- Yuki Kuwada (桑田悠希)
- Yurina Banba (馬場友里奈)
- Yusuke Takada (高田祐介)
- Yuta Okada (岡田雄太)
- Yuu Wakabayashi (若林優)
- 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.