Competitions · Japan
Shimonoseki Summer 2026
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi · 9 August 2026 · 3 events · 87 competitors · 33 personal bests
Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) won the 3×3 with a 7.05 and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) by 0.13 seconds. 87 competitors produced 33 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and 33 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Jin Harada (原田迅) took a 3×3 single of 28.26 down to 13.25, 53 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) | 5.93 | 7.05 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Teruki Tamura (田村旭輝) | 30.70 | — |
| Pyraminx | Minjun Kim (김민준) | 1.92 | 2.24 |
The PB harvest
33 set · 32 still standing- Muku Mitera (三寺椋) — Pyraminx single 2.11: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
- Hisoka Kajita (梶田密) — Pyraminx single 2.65: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
- Teruki Tamura (田村旭輝) — 3×3 single 9.05: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
- Toma Nishihara (西原冬真) — 3×3 single 9.49: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
- Takuma Shirahase (白波瀬拓磨) — 3×3 blindfolded single 40.01: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
- Kenta Asai (浅井健太) — 3×3 single 9.92: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
- Hisoka Kajita (梶田密) — 3×3 single 10.40: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
- Yusei Shimada (島田悠晟) — 3×3 single 10.95: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
33 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
87 competitors · 160 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. Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) won it with a 7.05 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U R2 D' B2 L2 R2 U L2 U' F R' F2 D' B' R2 U' L2 U2 B D - 2
F2 B2 D' F2 L2 B U' L' F D2 B2 L2 B' U2 L2 D2 B' R - 3
L2 R2 U' L2 U F2 L2 R B2 L2 B' F' R D' R' U L2 R2 F2 - 4
B F' D2 B' U2 B U2 B' U R2 D' F D2 L B' U2 F' R2 D - 5
R' B' D R B' U2 F' L' D2 B2 D2 R' B2 L2 U' B L2 B2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
87 competitors- Ai Matsumura (松村藍)
- Akatsuki Kitamura (北村曉)
- Arashi Morita (森田嵐士)
- Asami Ohkusa
- Atsushi Shiota (塩田厚)
- Ayato Koga (古賀文人)
- Bhanu Victor DiCara
- Charlie Bleackley
- Chigusa Tsugimatsu (次松千草)
- Daiki Yamashita (山下大輝)
- Damien Donatello DiCara
- Fumiya Horiuchi (堀内郁矢)
- Haruma Katsuki (香月晴真)
- Haruma Tanaka (田中暖真)
- Haruto Tetsuka (手塚悠翔)
- Hikaru Matsuura (松浦光)
- Hiroaki Aoki (青木弘明)
- Hisoka Kajita (梶田密)
- Itaru Funakoshi (舟越到)
- Jay Fujibayashi (藤林弐叡)
- Jihoon Park (박지훈)
- Jin Harada (原田迅)
- Ka-Tik Sze
- Kaito Sagara (相良海斗)
- Kazuki Harada (原田一輝)
- Kazuma Takemoto (竹本和真)
- Kazushi Hata (秦和志)
- Keita Shimizu (清水恵太)
- Kengo Nakashima (中島健吾)
- Kenichi Hokama (外間健一)
- Kensei Kojima (小島健成)
- Kenta Asai (浅井健太)
- Kento Yagi (矢木健人)
- Kenya Yahata (八幡顕也)
- Kira Miyake (三宅希明)
- Kodai Inata (稲田晄大)
- Koharu Hara (原小桜)
- Kohei Uemura (植村康平)
- Koki Futamura (二村光軌)
- Kosuke Takahashi (高橋康介)
- Kou Oobatake (大畠功)
- Kyo Nakashima (中島恭)
- Masafumi Mitera (三寺真史)
- Masaki Nishimura (西村正輝)
- Minjun Kim (김민준)
- Mirei Morioka (森岡美玲)
- Misato Nishimura (西村美里)
- Muku Mitera (三寺椋)
- Naoto Matsumoto (松本尚斗)
- Naoto Sugi (杉直翔)
- Natsuki Koyama (小山夏生)
- Nene Oshita (大下寧々)
- Osamu Fujii (藤井長武)
- Reigo Kono (河野礼虎)
- Rikuto Sakoda (佐古田陸斗)
- Roberto Atsuhiro Sanada (真田ロベルト敦宏)
- Ryoya Ohara (大原諒也)
- Ryuma Koga (古賀瑠磨)
- Ryunosuke Hoashi (帆足龍之介)
- Ryusuke Nakamura (中村竜介)
- Ryutaro Miyazaki (宮崎隆太郎)
- Seiya Sasaki (佐々木盛弥)
- Shin Kawano (河野伸)
- Shota Fukuoka
- Shota Yamano (山野翔大)
- Taichi Nakamura (中村太一)
- Taichi Suehiro (末廣泰知)
- Taiki Ishii (石井太規)
- Taishi Uekido (上木戸泰之)
- Takahiro Aoki (青木尊弘)
- Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之)
- Takayuki Tanaka (田中隆喜)
- Takuma Shirahase (白波瀬拓磨)
- Teruki Tamura (田村旭輝)
- Toma Nishihara (西原冬真)
- Tomoki Takeda (武田智喜)
- Tsuyoshi Kawashima (川島毅士)
- Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡)
- Yojiro Toda (戸田洋次郎)
- Yoochan Hong (홍유찬)
- Yuichi Hamada (濵田祐一)
- Yuki Ohashi (大橋優樹)
- Yuma Katsuki (香月悠真)
- Yusei Shimada (島田悠晟)
- Yushin Maeda (前田侑芯)
- Yutaro Shimamura (嶋村優太朗)
- Yves Gauthier
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.