Competitions · Japan
Kawasaki Summer 2015
Kawasaki · 12 July 2015 · 8 events · 50 competitors · 25 personal bests
Taku Yanai (矢内拓) won two of the eight events (3×3 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平) by 1.44 seconds. 50 competitors produced 25 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) | 7.68 | 8.58 |
| 2×2 | Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平) | 1.78 | 2.26 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Taku Yanai (矢内拓) | 27.09 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Tomoaki Okayama (岡山友昭) | 29 moves | — |
| Square-1 | Kou Oobatake (大畠功) | 12.34 | 16.47 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) | 5:22.55 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Taku Yanai (矢内拓) | 10:37.00 | — |
| 3×3 with feet | Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) | 34.11 | 37.14 |
The PB harvest
25 set · 7 still standing- Hisashi Fukai (深井寿) — 3×3 single 11.00: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
- Satoshi Kodama (児玉聡) — 2×2 single 2.84: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
- Ryosuke Higo (肥後亮佑) — 2×2 single 2.91: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
- Kai Ito (井藤魁) — 3×3 single 12.63: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.
- Modi Saurav — 3×3 single 12.81: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
- Ryosuke Taketani (竹谷瞭佑) — 3×3 single 21.09: into the top 43.0% of the event's history.
- Toshihiro Shirakawa (白川俊博) — 2×2 single 7.83: into the top 66.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
Two people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
50 competitors · 126 results · 8 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. Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) won it with a 8.58 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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D B2 U F2 D R2 D' F2 U' R2 D2 R' B R F D' R' U' F U' R - 2
U L2 D L2 U B2 D' U2 L D2 B U2 B L D2 B L U' F - 3
L2 B2 L2 R' U2 L' B2 L' B2 D2 F' R B2 L' B' F2 U' B' L' D2 - 4
F' B' D2 L' F U L' F2 R2 B L2 D2 F2 R D2 L B2 - 5
L F L' D' L B R' B' D2 F' U F2 R2 F2 R2 D2 B2 D B2 L2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
50 competitors- Aiko Nakata (中田愛子)
- Akihiro Ishida (石田朗大)
- Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史)
- Elliot Sherrow
- Fumiki Kaise (貝瀬郁紀)
- Fumiki Koseki (古関章記)
- Fumiya Matsui (松井郁也)
- Hana Nguyen (ハナグエン)
- Hideki Niina (新名秀樹)
- Hiroo Saito (斉藤広大)
- Hisashi Fukai (深井寿)
- Kai Ito (井藤魁)
- Katsuki Takahashi (高橋勝紀)
- Kazuki Nishihara (西原和樹)
- Kei Suga (須賀慶)
- Kento Koyama (小山賢都)
- Kohjiro Nishi (西宏二郎)
- Kotaro Higuchi (樋口航太郎)
- Kou Oobatake (大畠功)
- Kulkarni Shubhankar
- Kyosuke Iseto (伊勢戸京介)
- Modi Saurav
- Niranjan Rohith
- Nobuaki Suga (菅信昭)
- Prabhune Nupura
- Ryosuke Higo (肥後亮佑)
- Ryosuke Taketani (竹谷瞭佑)
- Satoshi Kodama (児玉聡)
- Shuhei Omura (大村周平)
- Shun Shimada (島田駿)
- Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗)
- Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)
- Taisei Domon (土門大誠)
- Takafumi Seki (関隆文)
- Takeshi Hino (日野健志)
- Taku Kaitani (櫂谷卓)
- Taku Yanai (矢内拓)
- Tomoaki Okayama (岡山友昭)
- Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
- Tomoyuki Hiraide (平出智之)
- Toshihiro Shirakawa (白川俊博)
- Yoshio Matsumoto (松本嘉夫)
- Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平)
- Yuki Ito (伊藤祐樹)
- Yuki Suzuki (鈴木悠希)
- Yuki Tanaka (田中悠樹)
- Yuki Uchida (内田佑毅)
- Yusuke Morikawa (森川裕介)
- Yuta Yonenaga (米長悠太)
- 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.