Competitions · Japan
Kyushu Open 2012
Kumamoto · 18 February 2012 · 5 events · 32 competitors · 17 personal bests
Yu Nakajima (中島悠) won four of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Yu Nakajima (中島悠) by 0.18 seconds. 32 competitors produced 17 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Minoru Ito (伊藤稔) took a 3×3 single of 41.34 down to 26.21, 37 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Yu Nakajima (中島悠) | 8.77 | 9.94 |
| 2×2 | Yu Nakajima (中島悠) | 3.09 | 4.33 |
| 4×4 | Yu Nakajima (中島悠) | 36.44 | 40.33 |
| 5×5 | Yu Nakajima (中島悠) | 1:03.33 | 1:09.23 |
| Pyraminx | Nobuaki Suga (菅信昭) | 6.63 | 7.53 |
The PB harvest
17 set · 6 still standing- Satoru Noda (野田悟) — 3×3 single 17.36: into the top 32.1% of the event's history.
- Kou Oobatake (大畠功) — 4×4 single 1:02.55: into the top 39.2% of the event's history.
- Takehiro Sato (佐藤雄大) — 3×3 single 22.13: into the top 45.8% of the event's history.
- Mika Muranushi (村主美佳) — 2×2 single 6.15: into the top 52.4% of the event's history.
- Kenta Ohno (大野健太) — 5×5 single 2:08.44: into the top 54.5% of the event's history.
- Mika Muranushi (村主美佳) — 4×4 single 1:20.59: into the top 56.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
13 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
32 competitors · 112 results · 5 events.
Everyone who competed
32 competitors- Daisuke Takiyama (瀧山大介)
- Eiji Okeda (桶田英次)
- Hayate Iwamitsu (岩満颯)
- Hidemichi Jou (城秀達)
- Hiroyuki Tamura (田村拡之)
- Kenta Ohno (大野健太)
- Kiyotaka Anraku (安楽清敬)
- Kou Oobatake (大畠功)
- Masaki Nakano (中野正輝)
- Masanobu Nakashima (中島政信)
- Mayu Suzuki (鈴木真由)
- Mika Muranushi (村主美佳)
- Minoru Ito (伊藤稔)
- Nobuaki Suga (菅信昭)
- Ryohei Yoshioka (吉岡亮平)
- Ryuji Hamano (浜野竜二)
- Satoru Noda (野田悟)
- Shinya Tanaka (田中伸哉)
- Shodai Honda (本多将大)
- Shunsuke Okuyama (奥山駿介)
- Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)
- Sou Oobatake (大畠宗)
- Taiji Oota (太田泰二)
- Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之)
- Takehiro Sato (佐藤雄大)
- Takuma Shirahase (白波瀬拓磨)
- Takuya Izumi (出水拓哉)
- Tatsuya Ookubo (大久保達也)
- Yohei Suzuki (鈴木洋平)
- Yoshiki Chinen (知念良樹)
- Yu Nakajima (中島悠)
- Yusuke Nohara (野原祐輔)
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.