Competitions · Japan
Tohoku Open 2015
Miyagi · 13 September 2015 · 6 events · 34 competitors · 19 personal bests
Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) won two of the six events (4×4, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Daigo Okuhata (奥畑大悟) by 0.91 seconds. 34 competitors produced 19 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Kein Takeda (武田慶胤) took a 4×4 single of 55.69 down to 46.63, 16 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史) | 7.77 | 9.73 |
| 2×2 | Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平) | 1.90 | 3.07 |
| 4×4 | Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) | 36.22 | 44.23 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平) | 42.36 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Tomoaki Okayama (岡山友昭) | 27 moves | — |
| Pyraminx | Daigo Okuhata (奥畑大悟) | 5.43 | 5.77 |
The PB harvest
19 set · 4 still standing- Daigo Okuhata (奥畑大悟) — 3×3 single 10.19: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
- Akira Misawa (三沢昂) — 3×3 single 11.97: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
- Yuto Hayaki (早木悠斗) — 4×4 single 59.36: into the top 35.8% of the event's history.
- Yurina Suzuki (鈴木優里菜) — Pyraminx single 12.72: into the top 71.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. 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
34 competitors · 130 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 9.73 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D2 B' D2 F2 L2 U2 R2 F2 L2 U B2 D R B' R2 D' L' R2 U R - 2
F2 U L' U' B R' D' R2 B R F R2 F' R2 L2 U2 F2 L2 - 3
F' B' R B' U D F2 U' R B' U' L2 U2 D B2 D B2 R2 B2 D - 4
D2 B L2 U2 L2 D2 B2 F' U2 R2 B' R' F D B' F L' F D B2 - 5
L B' U R' B' L D2 R' D' R' B' R2 L2 U2 L' F2 R' L B2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
34 competitors- Akira Misawa (三沢昂)
- Arifumi Fushimi (伏見有史)
- Daigo Okuhata (奥畑大悟)
- Fumiya Matsui (松井郁也)
- Hidehiro Yashima (八島秀裕)
- Hiroto Ueda (上田浩登)
- Hisao Ouchi (大内久夫)
- Keiichiro Ara (荒慶一郎)
- Kein Takeda (武田慶胤)
- Kenta Furukawa (古川研太)
- Kotaro Terada (寺田晃太朗)
- Marek Pepke
- Meisei Suzuki (鈴木明星)
- Motoya Shinozaki (篠崎基矢)
- Natsuki Ishizawa (石澤夏希)
- Ryota Akimoto (秋元良太)
- Satoshi Anzai (安齋慧士)
- Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)
- Takayuki Matsumoto (松本孝之)
- Takeshi Ito (伊藤健)
- Takuma Daino (台野拓磨)
- Tatsuya Yamamoto (山本竜玄)
- Tomoaki Okayama (岡山友昭)
- Tomohiro Tanno (丹野智博)
- Tomoki Tanno (丹野知樹)
- Toshiya Hirohata (廣畑俊哉)
- Yoshio Matsumoto (松本嘉夫)
- Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平)
- Yuka Komatsu (小松由佳)
- Yuki Narumi (鳴海雄貴)
- Yuki Saito (齋藤裕樹)
- Yurina Suzuki (鈴木優里菜)
- Yuto Hayaki (早木悠斗)
- Yuuki Kobayashi (古林祐輝)
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.