Competitions · Japan
Tohoku 2018
Yamagata, Yamagata · 15 September 2018 · 6 events · 42 competitors · 48 personal bests
Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Kotaro Terada (寺田晃太朗) by 0.28 seconds. 42 competitors produced 48 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) | 6.77 | 7.55 |
| 2×2 | Wataru Hashimura (端村航) | 2.62 | 3.32 |
| 4×4 | Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) | 33.99 | 35.69 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Akito Takei (武井章人) | 37.80 | — |
| Pyraminx | Kotaro Terada (寺田晃太朗) | 5.31 | 6.15 |
| Skewb | Natsuki Ishizawa (石澤夏希) | 3.48 | 4.86 |
The PB harvest
48 set · 17 still standing- Kein Takeda (武田慶胤) — 3×3 single 9.04: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
- Ryota Futagami (二神亮太) — 4×4 single 33.70: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
- Kakeru Fukuda (福田翔) — 3×3 single 10.75: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
- Kenta Maruya (丸谷健太) — 3×3 single 11.45: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
- Kazuya Nobata (野畑知哉) — 3×3 single 11.77: into the top 13.1% of the event's history.
- Natsuki Ishizawa (石澤夏希) — 4×4 single 41.43: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
- Riku Akiyama (秋山吏玖) — 3×3 single 12.33: into the top 15.0% of the event's history.
- Shugo Kawashima (川島柊吾) — 2×2 single 3.40: into the top 19.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Twelve 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
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
42 competitors · 198 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 7.55 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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R B2 L2 B2 D2 L' R2 B2 R' F2 R' F U2 L' D2 R2 D R2 B' D' U2 - 2
R U' B D R' U2 R' L' B' L' U2 R2 U' L2 D2 R2 D' B2 L2 U - 3
D2 B L2 F' D2 L2 D2 R2 F' L2 U L2 R B F' R' B2 D' U' F2 - 4
B' L' F' B2 U' F' L' U' F' D R U2 R2 U' F2 U F2 D2 L2 F2 - 5
U' L2 D B2 F2 U F2 U' R2 B2 U' B F D' L D' U B U'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
42 competitors- Akito Takei (武井章人)
- Alan Gill (ギル亜蘭)
- Amey Gaba
- Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史)
- Daichi Inoue (井上大智)
- Kaito Mori (森海斗)
- Kaito Sano (佐野海斗)
- Kakeru Fukuda (福田翔)
- Katsuki Takahashi (高橋勝紀)
- Kazutaka Watanabe (渡部和孝)
- Kazuya Nobata (野畑知哉)
- Kei Takahashi (高橋慶)
- Kein Takeda (武田慶胤)
- Kenta Maruya (丸谷健太)
- Kotaro Terada (寺田晃太朗)
- Kou Moriya (森谷航)
- Kousuke Kashiwagi (柏木宏介)
- Minami Ohashi (大橋美七海)
- Natsuki Ishizawa (石澤夏希)
- Richie Gill
- Riku Akiyama (秋山吏玖)
- Ryota Futagami (二神亮太)
- Satoru Umetsu (梅津諭)
- Shingaku Oka (岡伸岳)
- Shugo Kawashima (川島柊吾)
- Shunsuke Wada (和田俊輔)
- Sota Takahashi (高橋颯汰)
- Takayuki Matsumoto (松本孝之)
- Takuma Daino (台野拓磨)
- Takumi Takahashi (高橋拓己)
- Tokuma Ohtaki (大滝徳真)
- Tom Hasegawa (長谷川透夢)
- Tomoya Komatsu (小松智也)
- Wataru Hashimura (端村航)
- Yoshiki Homma (本間寛基)
- Yoshio Matsumoto (松本嘉夫)
- Yuji Komatsu (小松裕司)
- Yuki Sakurai (櫻井悠基)
- Yuki Tanaka (田中悠樹)
- Yuto Date (伊達優人)
- Yuto Takahashi (高橋勇登)
- Yuzuki Kashiwagi (柏木佑月)
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.