Competitions · Japan
Kyushu Open 2017
Fukuoka · 30 December 2017 · 7 events · 30 competitors · 24 personal bests
Taiga Takaoka (高岡汰虎) won two of the seven events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Ryuji Hamano (浜野竜二) by 0.15 seconds. 30 competitors produced 24 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Taiga Takaoka (高岡汰虎) | 9.12 | 10.84 |
| 2×2 | Fumiya Matsui (松井郁也) | 3.35 | 3.75 |
| 5×5 | Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) | 1:12.74 | 1:18.10 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Taiga Takaoka (高岡汰虎) | 59.97 | — |
| Clock | Ryuji Hamano (浜野竜二) | 6.07 | 7.90 |
| Skewb | Noriyuki Okada (岡田典之) | 2.65 | 4.07 |
| Square-1 | Kou Oobatake (大畠功) | 12.16 | 13.11 |
The PB harvest
24 set · 11 still standing- Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) — 3×3 single 8.49: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
- Kenya Harutaka (春高顕哉) — 3×3 single 10.67: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
- Ryota Aoki (青木涼太) — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:10.67: into the top 16.3% of the event's history.
- Fumiya Matsui (松井郁也) — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:17.56: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.
- Taiga Takaoka (高岡汰虎) — Square-1 single 16.50: into the top 19.8% of the event's history.
- Kenya Harutaka (春高顕哉) — 5×5 single 1:25.54: into the top 23.7% of the event's history.
- Taiki Kobayashi (小林大輝) — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:36.52: into the top 25.4% of the event's history.
- Kotaro Nakakuma (中隈昂太郎) — Square-1 single 23.01: into the top 34.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
One person competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
30 competitors · 117 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. Taiga Takaoka (高岡汰虎) won it with a 10.84 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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B2 R2 B2 R U2 L2 B2 D2 B2 L' B F' R' U2 L' B' L2 R' D - 2
R' F2 L U2 L' B2 R' D L' B U2 L2 D U B' U2 F L2 - 3
R2 D2 F2 D2 B2 F D2 L2 B2 D B' F' R B U2 B' L2 F2 L D' - 4
B' L2 F2 U2 F' L2 B R2 B D' R' B2 U2 L' B F' U L' D L' - 5
L D2 U2 R' F2 R2 U2 F2 L B' L R2 D' L U' R' D2 F' L' U2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
30 competitors- Akatsuki Kitamura (北村曉)
- Asami Ohkusa
- Bhanu Victor DiCara
- Choi Do-Hee
- Fumiya Matsui (松井郁也)
- Hui Shen (沈卉)
- Joshua Thompson
- Kaito Mori (森海斗)
- Kazuki Ojima (尾島和樹)
- Kengo Yamawaki (山脇憲吾)
- Kenya Harutaka (春高顕哉)
- Kiyotaka Anraku (安楽清敬)
- Kotaro Nakakuma (中隈昂太郎)
- Kotaro Terada (寺田晃太朗)
- Kou Oobatake (大畠功)
- Noriyuki Okada (岡田典之)
- Risa Yoshimoto (芳本梨紗)
- Ryota Aoki (青木涼太)
- Ryuji Hamano (浜野竜二)
- Seigo Fukushima (福島勢吾)
- Shinichi Ono (小野伸一)
- Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)
- Taiga Takaoka (高岡汰虎)
- Taiki Kobayashi (小林大輝)
- Takashi Takaoka (高岡孝)
- Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之)
- Tatsuya Ookubo (大久保達也)
- Yoshiki Chinen (知念良樹)
- Yumeka Morikawa (森川優芽花)
- 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.