Competitions · Japan
Ota Winter 2026
Ota, Tokyo · 25 January 2026 · 4 events · 110 competitors · 84 personal bests
Natsuki Rokutan (六反捺稀) won two of the four events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Wataru Takamiya (髙宮径) by 0.49 seconds. 110 competitors produced 84 personal bests, 51 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Ciao-Yin Yang (楊喬尹) took a Clock single of 22.58 down to 11.36, 50 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Natsuki Rokutan (六反捺稀) | 5.95 | 6.80 |
| 5×5 | Shu Ogawa (小川柊) | 49.44 | 54.20 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Natsuki Rokutan (六反捺稀) | 10.37 | 10.94 |
| Clock | Wataru Takamiya (髙宮径) | 3.73 | 4.19 |
The PB harvest
84 set · 51 still standing- Natsuki Rokutan (六反捺稀) — 3×3 single 5.92: into the top 0.44% of the event's history.
- Haru Matsuki (松木晴琉) — 3×3 single 6.75: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
- Sotaro Hayashi (林聡太朗) — Clock single 4.06: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
- Haruki Tsutsui (筒井遥規) — 5×5 single 52.66: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
- Yuma Yamaki (八巻悠真) — 3×3 single 7.89: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
- Xuan Liu (刘璇) — 5×5 single 54.94: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
- Drystan Joseph Dequina Quinto — 3×3 single 8.97: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
- Naotaro Shimomura (下村 直太郎) — 3×3 single 9.01: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Twelve people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. 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
110 competitors · 323 results · 4 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. Natsuki Rokutan (六反捺稀) won it with a 6.80 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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U' D B' R L' F' U2 L2 B U L2 F2 R2 L2 F2 D' R2 D R - 2
D' B L2 R2 B U2 B L2 B' D2 R2 U' L F' U R' B' F R' - 3
F2 R' L2 F B2 R B' L' U2 D B2 L2 B2 L2 U L' F R - 4
D' R F R2 B F2 U2 F R2 F' U F L' R' F' U L2 B' F2 - 5
F' L2 B2 U' F2 D2 F2 U' B2 R2 F' R D2 F' U F' D U' L
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solve 3
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solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
110 competitors- Akatsuki Kitamura (北村曉)
- Akira Tokuse (徳世明)
- Asa Nelson
- Asami Ohkusa
- Ciao-Yin Yang (楊喬尹)
- Daiki Kitabayashi (北林大樹)
- Drystan Joseph Dequina Quinto
- Eva Kato (加藤映葉)
- Fumi Okuda (奥田文)
- Go Nakamura (中村豪)
- Hajime Miyazaki (宮崎朔)
- Harenosuke Eguchi (江口晴之丞)
- Harsh Karanwal
- Haru Matsuki (松木晴琉)
- Haruka Kitamura (北村晴香)
- Haruki Tsutsui (筒井遥規)
- Haruna Ito (伊藤遥菜)
- Harunosuke Yoshida (吉田陽之丞)
- Hiroki Katagiri (片桐浩貴)
- Inyoung Oh (오인영)
- Javier López Fernández
- Jeremy Johnson
- Jervis Yeo
- Junnosuke Takahashi (髙橋淳之介)
- Kai Harada (原田櫂)
- Kaito Kumita (汲田開斗)
- Kanako Eguchi (江口佳奈子)
- Kanta Mori (森莞鷹)
- Kantaro Sakamoto (坂本貫太郎)
- Kaoru Maruyama (丸山薫)
- Kazuhiko Kusano (草野一彦)
- Kazumasa Tsutsui (筒井一雅)
- Kazuya Higuchi (樋口和哉)
- Keisuke Yaosaka (八百坂圭祐)
- Kenshin Watanabe (渡邉健真)
- Kiyoaki Kadoi (門井聖明)
- Kiyomu Eguchi (江口澄)
- Koki Matsugaki (松垣光城)
- Konosuke Nishiyama (西山幸之介)
- Kosuke Takahashi (高橋康介)
- Kota Aruga (有賀晃太)
- Koya Ushiwata (牛渡晃也)
- Kyoshiro Sakamoto (坂本恭志郞)
- Madoka Okuda (奥田圓)
- Masato Yano (矢野正人)
- Masaya Nakamoto (中本誠也)
- Masayuki Hirai (平井雅之)
- Masayuki Iwasa (岩佐雅幸)
- Michiyuki Tsukahara (塚原道之)
- Mirei Morioka (森岡美玲)
- Naotaro Shimomura (下村 直太郎)
- Naoyuki Takahashi (高橋直之)
- Natsuki Rokutan (六反捺稀)
- Nice Yoshida (吉田名偉主)
- Raiden Reynolds (レイノルズ頼傳)
- Reon Matsui (松井玲穏)
- Ryoji Kobayashi (小林龍慈)
- Ryota Aoki (青木涼太)
- Ryota Takahashi (高橋瞭太)
- Ryota Yuzawa (湯澤亮太)
- Ryuichi Hayase (早瀬龍一)
- Ryusei Takami (高見龍星)
- Ryutaro Miyazaki (宮崎隆太郎)
- Shiori Yanai
- Sho Kashiyama (樫山匠)
- Shoi Hamaguchi (濱口翔偉)
- Shoji Ueda (植田昌司)
- Shu Ogawa (小川柊)
- Shusaku Akari (朱里秀作)
- Shuto Shibasaki (柴崎秀斗)
- Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗)
- Soshi Eguchi (江口聡志)
- Sota Nakamura (中村荘太)
- Sotaro Hayashi (林聡太朗)
- Taiga Araki (荒木汰我)
- Taiki Harada (原田泰来)
- Takashi Mogami (最上隆史)
- Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之)
- Takayuki Tanaka (田中隆喜)
- Takeshi Hino (日野健志)
- Taku Yanai (矢内拓)
- Takuma Shirahase (白波瀬拓磨)
- Takumi Kato (加藤匠)
- Takumi Kawazoe (川添匠)
- Takumi Tamura (田村匠)
- Teruki Tamura (田村旭輝)
- Tian-Sin Yang (楊天心)
- Tomoki Iwanami (岩波知希)
- Toshiya Sato (佐藤稔也)
- Wataru Takamiya (髙宮径)
- Xuan Liu (刘璇)
- Yoshito Nishikawa (西川嘉人)
- Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平)
- Yuhi Endo (遠藤紬斐)
- Yuichi Hamada (濵田祐一)
- Yuji Suse (巣瀬雄史)
- Yuki Matsui (松井裕希)
- Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝)
- Yuma Yamaki (八巻悠真)
- Yusei Kawasaki (川崎悠生)
- Yusuke Misawa (三澤雄介)
- Yusuke Suzuki (鈴木裕介)
- Yusuke Takada (高田祐介)
- Yuta Imai (今井悠太)
- Yuto Date (伊達優人)
- Yuto Mogami (最上結翔)
- Yuto Morishita (森下優斗)
- Yuuma Hirakubo (平久保結丸)
- Yuya Higashi (東優哉)
- Zirui Wang (王子睿)
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.