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Competitions · Japan

Kansai Summer 2019

Daito, Osaka · 1 September 2019 · 4 events · 95 competitors · 52 personal bests

Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) won three of the four events (3×3, 2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Ryota Aoki (青木涼太) by 0.10 seconds. 95 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) took a Skewb single of 10.11 down to 3.22, 68 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) — 3×3, 2×2, Skewb
0.10s
closest final — Pyraminx, Ryota Aoki (青木涼太) over Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠)
52
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠)7.138.78
2×2Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠)2.432.57
PyraminxRyota Aoki (青木涼太)4.064.62
SkewbMakoto Takaoka (高岡誠)2.974.06

The PB harvest

52 set · 32 still standing

First-timers

24 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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

95 competitors · 272 results · 4 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. Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) won it with a 8.78 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

95 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.