Competitions · Japan
Kyushu Open 2014
Fukuoka · 28 December 2014 · 7 events · 26 competitors · 25 personal bests
Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) won four of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) by 0.60 seconds. 26 competitors produced 25 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) | 6.58 | 8.56 |
| 2×2 | Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) | 2.11 | 2.78 |
| 4×4 | Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) | 30.78 | 35.52 |
| 5×5 | Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) | 1:05.05 | 1:09.18 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Taku Yanai (矢内拓) | 30.21 | — |
| Pyraminx | Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) | 3.78 | 4.32 |
| Square-1 | Kou Oobatake (大畠功) | 13.93 | 16.17 |
The PB harvest
25 set · 8 still standing- Shunsuke Okuyama (奥山駿介) — 3×3 single 8.40: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
- Shunsuke Okuyama (奥山駿介) — 4×4 single 40.13: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
- Wataru Hashimura (端村航) — 5×5 single 1:14.38: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
- Kotaro Nakakuma (中隈昂太郎) — 5×5 single 1:28.80: into the top 26.3% of the event's history.
- Yoshiki Chinen (知念良樹) — 5×5 single 2:04.84: into the top 52.3% of the event's history.
- Yoshiki Chinen (知念良樹) — 2×2 single 6.22: into the top 53.1% of the event's history.
- Ryosuke Higo (肥後亮佑) — 3×3 blindfolded single 3:43.53: into the top 64.1% of the event's history.
- Kiyotaka Anraku (安楽清敬) — 5×5 single 2:32.19: into the top 66.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
Three 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
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
26 competitors · 129 results · 7 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. Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) won it with a 8.56 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D2 B U2 R2 F L2 B D2 U2 L2 F2 R U R2 D R2 F' L2 R U' L' - 2
L U2 F2 L D2 U2 L' R2 U2 R2 D' B2 D R' B' D F R' U B - 3
F' R2 B' R2 D2 L2 B' U2 R F2 U' B2 D F R B' F2 D' U' - 4
R2 D U B2 F2 U2 R2 F U2 L' D' F2 D' R2 U F R2 U2 F - 5
B2 F2 L U2 L2 R D2 B2 F2 U B2 U F2 L2 B D B' D F'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
26 competitors- Hideki Niina (新名秀樹)
- Hikaru Ouse (合瀬光)
- Juno Noguchi (野口 樹能生)
- Kiyotaka Anraku (安楽清敬)
- Kotaro Nakakuma (中隈昂太郎)
- Kou Oobatake (大畠功)
- Mika Muranushi (村主美佳)
- Ryosuke Higo (肥後亮佑)
- Ryuji Hamano (浜野竜二)
- Sei Sugama (洲鎌星)
- Shinichi Ono (小野伸一)
- Shunsuke Okuyama (奥山駿介)
- Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)
- Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之)
- Takeshi Enomoto (榎本健志)
- Taku Yanai (矢内拓)
- Takuya Aikawa (相川拓也)
- Tatsuya Ookubo (大久保達也)
- Toru Morooka (諸岡徹)
- Wataru Hashimura (端村航)
- Yoshiki Chinen (知念良樹)
- Yu Nakajima (中島悠)
- Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平)
- Yuka Mitsukado (光門優花)
- Yuto Hayaki (早木悠斗)
- 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.