Competitions · Japan
Kyushu Open 2016
Fukuoka · 29 December 2016 · 8 events · 38 competitors · 37 personal bests
Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) won three of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) by 0.00 seconds. 38 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) | 7.91 | 9.33 |
| 2×2 | Wataru Hashimura (端村航) | 2.62 | 3.08 |
| 4×4 | Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) | 28.67 | 32.27 |
| 5×5 | Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) | 1:03.89 | 1:07.13 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Yuta Okada (岡田雄太) | 52.65 | — |
| Pyraminx | Wataru Hashimura (端村航) | 4.30 | 4.85 |
| Skewb | Noriyuki Okada (岡田典之) | 3.13 | 3.85 |
| Square-1 | Kou Oobatake (大畠功) | 12.60 | 13.85 |
The PB harvest
37 set · 11 still standing- Ryusei Yamada (山田龍聖) — 3×3 single 11.39: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
- Takuya Aikawa (相川拓也) — 3×3 single 12.31: into the top 15.0% of the event's history.
- Kotaro Nakakuma (中隈昂太郎) — 3×3 single 12.88: into the top 17.0% of the event's history.
- Kotaro Nakakuma (中隈昂太郎) — 4×4 single 52.09: into the top 27.3% of the event's history.
- Bhanu Victor DiCara — 3×3 single 16.62: into the top 29.8% of the event's history.
- Rintaro Miyazaki (宮崎倫太郎) — 2×2 single 4.61: into the top 34.4% of the event's history.
- Masaaki Tanaka (田中正晃) — Skewb single 7.65: into the top 38.7% of the event's history.
- Takuya Aikawa (相川拓也) — 4×4 single 1:05.11: into the top 41.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
2 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
38 competitors · 173 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. Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) won it with a 9.33 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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U R2 U2 L2 B2 R2 D' R2 U B R2 U F' L' R' U2 B2 R2 B' - 2
B2 U2 L2 U2 F2 L D' B2 D F' D' R D F' L2 R D - 3
B' R U2 L F' L2 F' U' B' D F' R2 D2 F2 B2 L2 U F2 U2 L2 - 4
U2 L D2 F2 R' B2 L2 R' U F' R F D R2 B' D2 L U F2 - 5
L2 B2 L2 B' D2 U2 B R2 F2 D B' R' D B R' B R F' L2 U2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
38 competitors- Akito Nipatcharoen
- Asami Shiota (塩田朝未)
- Bhanu Victor DiCara
- Hideki Niina (新名秀樹)
- Joshua Thompson
- Keisuke Iwanaga (岩永圭介)
- Kengo Yamawaki (山脇憲吾)
- Kenya Harutaka (春高顕哉)
- Kotaro Nakakuma (中隈昂太郎)
- Kotaro Terada (寺田晃太朗)
- Kou Oobatake (大畠功)
- Masaaki Tanaka (田中正晃)
- Nobuaki Suga (菅信昭)
- Noriyuki Okada (岡田典之)
- Rintaro Miyazaki (宮崎倫太郎)
- Rituraj Sohoni
- Ryota Hisasue (久末凌大)
- Ryuji Hamano (浜野竜二)
- Ryusei Yamada (山田龍聖)
- Sei Sugama (洲鎌星)
- Seigo Fukushima (福島勢吾)
- Shinichi Ono (小野伸一)
- Taiki Kobayashi (小林大輝)
- Takanori Nakakuma (中隈孝則)
- Takara Takemoto (竹本宝)
- Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之)
- Takeshi Ito (伊藤健)
- Takuma Daino (台野拓磨)
- Takuya Aikawa (相川拓也)
- Tatsuya Ookubo (大久保達也)
- Tatsuya Tsukamoto (塚本達也)
- Teruki Tamura (田村旭輝)
- Wataru Hashimura (端村航)
- Yoshiki Chinen (知念良樹)
- Yoshio Matsumoto (松本嘉夫)
- Yu Sajima (佐島優)
- Yusuke Takada (高田祐介)
- Yuta Okada (岡田雄太)
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.