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Kawasaki Open 2012

Kawasaki · 3 June 2012 · 6 events · 56 competitors · 46 personal bests

Yumu Tabuchi (田渕雄夢) won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Yu Nakajima (中島悠) by 0.03 seconds. 56 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Yu Nakajima (中島悠) set the 5×5 average continental record: 1:04.03.

Two wins
Yumu Tabuchi (田渕雄夢) — 3×3, 4×4
0.03s
closest final — 2×2, Yu Nakajima (中島悠) over Yumu Tabuchi (田渕雄夢)
46
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Yumu Tabuchi (田渕雄夢)7.818.42
2×2Yu Nakajima (中島悠)3.093.66
4×4Yumu Tabuchi (田渕雄夢)36.5039.50
5×5Yu Nakajima (中島悠)59.901:06.75
3×3 one-handedArifumi Fushimi (伏見有史)13.2515.78
3×3 with feetYuhei Takagi (高木佑平)35.4146.32

The PB harvest

46 set · 12 still standing

First-timers

Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,376 people who made their debut in 2012. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

56 competitors · 203 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

56 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.