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Kawasaki Spring 2014

Kawasaki · 8 June 2014 · 3 events · 31 competitors · 11 personal bests

Shuhei Omura (大村周平) won the 3×3 with a 11.07 and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Shuhei Omura (大村周平) by 0.65 seconds. 31 competitors produced 11 personal bests, 1 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Shun Shimada (島田駿) took a 2×2 single of 4.15 down to 2.71, 35 percent better in one day.

3
events decided
0.65s
closest final — 3×3, Shuhei Omura (大村周平) over Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗)
11
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Shuhei Omura (大村周平)9.6811.07
2×2Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)2.303.27
3×3 blindfoldedYuhei Takagi (高木佑平)45.27

The PB harvest

11 set · 1 still standing

First-timers

Six 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

31 competitors · 62 results · 3 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. Shuhei Omura (大村周平) won it with a 11.07 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

31 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.