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Kyotanabe Open 2012

Kyotanabe · 26 May 2012 · 6 events · 35 competitors · 28 personal bests

Yu Nakajima (中島悠) won four of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Yohei Oka (岡要平) by 0.04 seconds. 35 competitors produced 28 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) took a 2×2 single of 6.09 down to 2.97, 51 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Yu Nakajima (中島悠) — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5
0.04s
closest final — Magic, Yohei Oka (岡要平) over Takuma Akutsu (阿久津拓真)
28
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Yu Nakajima (中島悠)8.6910.35
2×2Yu Nakajima (中島悠)2.933.63
4×4Yu Nakajima (中島悠)36.8338.99
5×5Yu Nakajima (中島悠)1:06.191:08.70
PyraminxYohei Oka (岡要平)2.843.98
MagicYohei Oka (岡要平)1.191.27

The PB harvest

28 set · 7 still standing

First-timers

Seven 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

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

The field

35 competitors · 173 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

35 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.