Competitions · Japan
Sapporo Open 2014
Hokkaido · 4 October 2014 · 6 events · 30 competitors · 14 personal bests
Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) won three of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Hideki Niina (新名秀樹) by 0.38 seconds. 30 competitors produced 14 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) | 8.46 | 9.77 |
| 2×2 | Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) | 2.33 | 2.79 |
| 4×4 | Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) | 31.88 | 35.35 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Tomoaki Okayama (岡山友昭) | 21 moves | — |
| Pyraminx | Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) | 4.33 | 4.81 |
| Skewb | Hideki Niina (新名秀樹) | 3.55 | 5.37 |
The PB harvest
14 set · 3 still standing- Hideki Niina (新名秀樹) — Skewb single 3.55: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
- Shun Sakurai (櫻井駿) — 3×3 single 11.11: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
- Yu Nakajima (中島悠) — Skewb single 4.06: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
30 competitors · 118 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. Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) won it with a 9.77 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D' L2 F B' R2 L D2 B' R F2 D R2 D B2 U2 R2 B2 U2 R2 D' - 2
U F2 U F2 U2 F2 U F2 L2 B' F' D' R2 B R' B2 D R' D - 3
D B2 U B2 U2 R2 U2 R2 U2 B D' L U' L' B2 U B R2 F - 4
D' U R2 B2 D' F2 U' L' F' U' R2 B2 D' B F2 R' B2 R2 B' - 5
D F2 U2 F2 R2 U2 F2 R2 F' U2 R U B2 U B U' B D2 F2 R
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
30 competitors- Akira Kurata (倉田旦)
- Harutaka Sato (佐藤温貴)
- Hideki Niina (新名秀樹)
- Hiroo Saito (斉藤広大)
- Honami Takeuchi (竹内保奈美)
- Jun Sasagawa (笹川純)
- Kazuma Kato (加藤和真)
- Kengo Honda (本田健悟)
- Kenichiro Tanaka (田中健一郎)
- Kou Oobatake (大畠功)
- Kouhei Oohata (大畑耕平)
- Manami Jozuka (定塚真善美)
- Masato Takamura (高村誠人)
- Mika Muranushi (村主美佳)
- Ryo Kikuta (菊田諒)
- Ryohei Yoshioka (吉岡亮平)
- Sei Sugama (洲鎌星)
- Shintaro Hirose (広瀬慎太郎)
- Shun Sakurai (櫻井駿)
- Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)
- Sota Takagi (高木颯太)
- Takafumi Haseda (長谷田貴史)
- Takatobu Goto (後藤誉翔)
- Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之)
- Takuma Kato (加藤卓真)
- Tomoaki Okayama (岡山友昭)
- Toshiya Hirohata (廣畑俊哉)
- Yoshio Matsumoto (松本嘉夫)
- Yu Nakajima (中島悠)
- Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平)
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.