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Competitions · Japan

Meguro 2017

Meguro, Tokyo · 5 May 2017 · 5 events · 87 competitors · 49 personal bests

Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝) won three of the five events (3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) by 0.39 seconds. 87 competitors produced 49 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Philipp Steck took a 3×3 single of 49.23 down to 19.90, 60 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝) — 3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.39s
closest final — 3×3, Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) over Rituraj Sohoni
49
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史)7.478.64
3×3 blindfoldedYuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝)28.26
4×4 blindfoldedYuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝)4:08.36
5×5 blindfoldedHiroki Iwashita (岩下大輝)
3×3 Multi-BlindYuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝)18 of 25 cubes · 1:00:00

The PB harvest

49 set · 12 still standing

First-timers

17 people 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

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

The field

87 competitors · 171 results · 5 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. Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) won it with a 8.64 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1F2 U2 F2 U2 L R' U2 B L2 U2 F R' D B2 L2 B2 L' F
  2. 2R' U F' B' L2 U2 B L2 D' B' R B' L2 F B2 D2 B' U2
  3. 3D' F2 U F2 U L2 B2 F2 D2 U B2 R' B' R U L D2 L' D R
  4. 4R B L' U' B' L' D L2 U B D' L' U2 L B2 R2 F2 U2 B2 L'
  5. 5R2 B2 R B2 U2 L2 D2 L' U L2 R2 F R D' R2 U2 R U L'

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

87 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.