Competitions · Japan
Saitama 2018
Saitama, Saitama · 11 November 2018 · 6 events · 72 competitors · 67 personal bests
Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) won the 3×3 with a 8.25 and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) by 0.21 seconds. 72 competitors produced 67 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
A continental record
Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) set the Square-1 average continental record: 7.74.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) | 5.71 | 8.25 |
| 7×7 | Tomoya Iida (飯田朋也) | 2:53.45 | 2:56.99 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Ahsanul Insan Hamid | 37.84 | — |
| Megaminx | Masayuki Hirai (平井雅之) | 40.21 | 43.74 |
| Skewb | Noriyuki Okada (岡田典之) | 1.94 | 2.96 |
| Square-1 | Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) | 7.31 | 7.74 |
The PB harvest
67 set · 24 still standing- Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) — 3×3 single 5.71: into the top 0.34% of the event's history.
- Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) — Skewb single 2.13: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
- Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) — 3×3 single 7.36: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
- Katsuki Takahashi (高橋勝紀) — Skewb single 2.63: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
- Yuta Okada (岡田雄太) — 3×3 blindfolded single 29.47: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
- Ryota Aoki (青木涼太) — Skewb single 2.90: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
- Yuki Uchida (内田佑毅) — 3×3 single 9.14: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
- Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗) — Skewb single 3.39: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
6 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
72 competitors · 284 results · 6 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 8.25 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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B L2 U2 R2 B2 L2 F L2 D2 F' U' R' B' L2 R2 U L2 D2 L' F - 2
U2 L B' R' F' R' L B' D' B' R2 F2 D2 R2 B2 U' F2 U' R2 B2 - 3
L D2 R' D R' F2 D' F2 B U D L' U2 D2 R U2 B2 L - 4
R' D2 L B' R L2 B' U2 D' B R' F2 R' U2 D2 R F2 R2 B2 R - 5
U2 F2 U' L2 U' F2 U L2 D' B2 U2 L F U F' R F' D L2 R'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
72 competitors- Ahsanul Insan Hamid
- Akatsuki Kitamura (北村曉)
- Akihiro Ishida (石田朗大)
- Akito Takei (武井章人)
- Amey Gaba
- Ari Kojima (小島有理)
- Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史)
- Asato Irifune (入船朝斗)
- Atsushi Yazawa (矢澤篤)
- Aya Ishikura (石倉文)
- Daryl Aliben
- Haruka Kitamura (北村晴香)
- Hayato Iida (飯田颯人)
- Hirotaka Ito (伊藤大平)
- Issa Nakamura (中村壱颯)
- Itthikorn Jittaveeroj (อิทธิกร จิตทวีโรจน์)
- Kaito Mori (森海斗)
- Katsuki Takahashi (高橋勝紀)
- Kazuhiro Fukada (深田和宏)
- Kengo Yamawaki (山脇憲吾)
- Kentaro Nishi (西賢太郎)
- Kohei Abe (阿部航平)
- Kosei Takaoka (高岡洸成)
- Kou Oobatake (大畠功)
- Liam Ryan
- Lui Kasahara (笠原琉位)
- Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠)
- Masayuki Hirai (平井雅之)
- Miki Suzuki (鈴木未希)
- Minami Ohashi (大橋美七海)
- Mitutaka Ito (伊藤光峰)
- Morimichi Kikuchi (菊地守道)
- Nan Xia (夏楠)
- Natsuki Ishizawa (石澤夏希)
- Natsuki Shikibu (式部夏樹)
- Neona Noguchi (野口音緒奈)
- Noriyuki Okada (岡田典之)
- Ryota Aoki (青木涼太)
- Ryota Hiraoka (平岡遼太)
- Ryouga Hayashi (林竜河)
- Ryouichi Ibaraki (茨木亮一)
- Ryuhei Tachibana (橘龍平)
- Ryuki Shimada (嶋田竜己)
- Satoki Ishikawa (石川惺己)
- Satoru Umetsu (梅津諭)
- Satoshi Kodama (児玉聡)
- Shinichi Saito (斉藤伸一)
- Sho Ogata (緒方昭)
- Shoji Ueda (植田昌司)
- Shoutaro Kikuchi (菊地章太郎)
- Shuhei Omura (大村周平)
- Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗)
- Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)
- Taiga Takaoka (高岡汰虎)
- Takafumi Sakakibara (榊原隆文)
- Takashi Takaoka (高岡孝)
- Takeshi Hino (日野健志)
- Takumi Fujiwara (藤原拓巳)
- Taro Yoshioka (吉岡太郎)
- Tatsuya Kusanagi (草彅達也)
- Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
- Tomoya Iida (飯田朋也)
- Toru Umetsu (梅津融)
- Yasuyuki Kojima (小島靖之)
- Yi-Chun Chen (陳奕均)
- Yoshiki Homma (本間寛基)
- Yoshimi Sudo (須藤良実)
- Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平)
- Yuki Uchida (内田佑毅)
- Yuta Okada (岡田雄太)
- Yuuki Kobayashi (古林祐輝)
- Zihe Li (李子翯)
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.