Competitions · Japan
Otsu Biwako Autumn 2023
Otsu, Shiga · 23 September 2023 · 4 events · 75 competitors · 57 personal bests
Ao Nogami (野上碧) won the 3×3 with a 7.49 and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Hajime Miyazaki (宮崎朔) by 0.14 seconds. 75 competitors produced 57 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ao Nogami (野上碧) | 6.05 | 7.49 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Takumi Kato (加藤匠) | 10.98 | 11.93 |
| Pyraminx | Hajime Miyazaki (宮崎朔) | 1.66 | 2.02 |
| Square-1 | Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) | 7.70 | 9.16 |
The PB harvest
57 set · 24 still standing- Aoto Mashimo (眞下蒼人) — Pyraminx single 1.37: into the top 0.29% of the event's history.
- Kouetsu Ando (安藤弘悦) — 3×3 single 7.77: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
- Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広) — Pyraminx single 2.95: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
- Marek Pepke — 3×3 one-handed single 12.51: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
- Takumi Tamura (田村匠) — Square-1 single 8.70: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
- Kazuhiro Fukada (深田和宏) — Square-1 single 9.77: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
- Kenya Yahata (八幡顕也) — Square-1 single 10.65: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
- Takayuki Tanaka (田中隆喜) — Pyraminx single 3.99: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
14 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
2 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
75 competitors · 184 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. Ao Nogami (野上碧) won it with a 7.49 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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F2 R' B' L' F2 U2 D' R' D2 R' U2 B2 L' U2 R B2 R2 F' U' - 2
B U' F B' U B D F L2 B D2 L2 F' B' L2 R D' B2 R' - 3
R2 F2 R U D2 F' R2 F R' F' D2 R2 U F2 D F2 R2 U - 4
B2 L' B2 U2 L2 U2 F R2 F2 D2 U B D R2 F' U' B2 D - 5
F' U D2 F L2 B' R2 F2 L2 U2 R' B2 D L' B F' U' R' F2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
75 competitors- Akatsuki Kitamura (北村曉)
- Ao Nogami (野上碧)
- Aoto Mashimo (眞下蒼人)
- Asami Ohkusa
- Daiya Michihata (道端大也)
- Hajime Miyazaki (宮崎朔)
- Haru Endo (遠藤羽琉)
- Izuru Sakamoto (阪本市弦)
- JaeWoo Jang
- Junhao Jin (金俊昊)
- Kai Yamamoto (山本快)
- Kanako Eguchi (江口佳奈子)
- Kazuaki Oshima (大島一晃)
- Kazuhiro Fukada (深田和宏)
- Kazumi Morimoto (森本一光)
- Keisuke Okubo (大久保圭介)
- Kengo Yamawaki (山脇憲吾)
- Kenya Yahata (八幡顕也)
- Kohei Yamamoto (山本昂平)
- Kotaro Sakai (酒井虹太朗)
- Kou Oobatake (大畠功)
- Kouetsu Ando (安藤弘悦)
- Kyoka Kobayashi (小林京香)
- Kyunghun Kang
- Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠)
- Marek Pepke
- Masaya Nakamoto (中本誠也)
- Masumi Kato (加藤真清)
- Naoki Tani (谷直輝)
- Norito Yokohata (横畠徳人)
- Reiji Eguchi (江口怜司)
- Ryo Momosaki (百崎怜)
- Ryosei Suga (菅遼成)
- Ryouga Hayashi (林竜河)
- Ryoya Sakanishi (坂西亮哉)
- Ryutaro Miyazaki (宮崎隆太郎)
- Shinichi Ono (小野伸一)
- Shinji Mochizuki (望月真司)
- Shodai Kitagawa (北川祥大)
- Shoichi Wajima (輪島匠一)
- Shunsuke Komoda (古茂田俊介)
- Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)
- Soshi Eguchi (江口聡志)
- Sota Nakamura (中村荘太)
- Taiga Takaoka (高岡汰虎)
- Takashi Takaoka (高岡孝)
- Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之)
- Takayuki Tanaka (田中隆喜)
- Takeru Iguchi (井口丈瑠)
- Takeru Ohashi (大橋岳琉)
- Taku Yanai (矢内拓)
- Takumi Kato (加藤匠)
- Takumi Kondo (近藤匠)
- Takumi Tamura (田村匠)
- Takuya Kira (吉良拓也)
- Teruki Uno (宇野瑛生)
- Tokio Nakamura (中村秋音)
- Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
- Tomoki Moriyama (森山智樹)
- Toshio Hoshino (星野利夫)
- Yasunari Kumekawa (粂川泰成)
- Yohei Hayashi (林洋平)
- Yoichiro Endo (遠藤洋一郎)
- Yoshito Kotani (小谷慶人)
- Yudai Kasama (笠間雄大)
- Yuhi Kohno (河野悠陽)
- Yuito Yamamoto (山本結大)
- Yuki Matsui (松井裕希)
- Yuki Nomura (野村優希)
- Yuko Aoyagi (青柳裕子)
- Yunshan Zhang (张云山)
- Yurina Banba (馬場友里奈)
- Yuto Date (伊達優人)
- Yuto Morishita (森下優斗)
- Yuya Sakai (酒井裕也)
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.