Competitions · Japan

Ota Blind New Year 2024

Ota, Tokyo · 20 January 2024 · 4 events · 67 competitors · 30 personal bests

Masato Fujiwara (藤原正人) won the 3×3 blindfolded with a 21.38 and the closest final was the Clock, won by Wataru Takamiya (髙宮径) by 0.85 seconds. 67 competitors produced 30 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Wataru Takamiya (髙宮径) set the Clock single national record: 4.05.

events decided

0.85s

closest final — Clock, Wataru Takamiya (髙宮径) over Kai Yamamoto (山本快)

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3 blindfolded	Masato Fujiwara (藤原正人)	16.64	21.38
Clock	Wataru Takamiya (髙宮径)	4.05	4.66
5×5 blindfolded	Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝)	6:00.53	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Naoto Shinagawa (品川直登)	30 of 36 cubes · 59:27	—

The PB harvest

30 set · 11 still standing

Masato Fujiwara (藤原正人) — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 20 of 24 cubes · 1:00:00: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
Takayuki Tanaka (田中隆喜) — 3×3 blindfolded single 49.58: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
Takayuki Tanaka (田中隆喜) — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 15 of 17 cubes · 57:14: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
Tsuyoshi Fujioka (藤岡剛志) — 3×3 blindfolded single 55.13: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.
Nguyen Dao Quoc Anh — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 13 of 14 cubes · 55:02: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
Nguyen Dao Quoc Anh — Clock single 8.88: into the top 19.4% of the event's history.
Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗) — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 11 of 13 cubes · 59:17: into the top 21.4% of the event's history.
Itthikorn Jittaveeroj (อิทธิกร จิตทวีโรจน์) — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 6 of 6 cubes · 37:50: into the top 30.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Two people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

67 competitors · 140 results · 4 events.

Everyone who competed

67 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.