Competitions · Japan

Shimonoseki 2025

Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi · 28 December 2025 · 3 events · 92 competitors · 33 personal bests

Masaki Nishimura (西村正輝) won the 3×3 with a 7.02 and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Masaki Nishimura (西村正輝) by 0.16 seconds. 92 competitors produced 33 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and 33 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Shinichi Ono (小野伸一) took a 2×2 single of 9.41 down to 4.06, 57 percent better in one day.

events decided

0.16s

closest final — 3×3, Masaki Nishimura (西村正輝) over Takahiro Aoki (青木尊弘)

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Masaki Nishimura (西村正輝)	6.23	7.02
2×2	Takahiro Aoki (青木尊弘)	1.57	1.76
3×3 blindfolded	Hirotaka Ito (伊藤大平)	20.96	29.10

The PB harvest

33 set · 25 still standing

Takahiro Aoki (青木尊弘) — 3×3 single 6.12: into the top 0.56% of the event's history.
Masaki Nishimura (西村正輝) — 3×3 single 6.17: into the top 0.59% of the event's history.
JaeWoo Jang — 2×2 single 1.71: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Naoki Tani (谷直輝) — 2×2 single 2.04: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) — 2×2 single 2.10: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
Aidan Proietto — 3×3 single 9.65: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
Milo Ban — 2×2 single 2.25: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
Hirotaka Ito (伊藤大平) — 2×2 single 2.33: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

33 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. 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

92 competitors · 185 results · 3 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. Masaki Nishimura (西村正輝) won it with a 7.02 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

1F2 U2 L2 B2 U2 B' D2 R2 U2 R D' F D' U R' B' F L D2
2U F R2 U' B' R U' F2 R D2 B2 U2 R2 F' R2 U2 F R
3R' L' B' L U F' R D2 L2 D2 B2 U' F2 R2 L2 D B
4D L' B' U' R2 D F' U' D' B R U2 R2 B2 L U2 L D2 L
5B' U R B L' B2 F2 R' D2 R' D2 F2 B R D L' F' R D

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

92 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.