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Competitions · Japan

Tokai Autumn 2026

Kariya, Aichi · 11 October 2026 · 5 events · 87 competitors · 83 personal bests

Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) won three of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) by 0.35 seconds. 87 competitors produced 83 personal bests, 82 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Kantaro Sakamoto (坂本貫太郎) set the 3×3 average national record: 6.24.

Three wins
Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.35s
closest final — 3×3, Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) over Kantaro Sakamoto (坂本貫太郎)
83
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)4.925.89
4×4Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)22.1524.13
5×5Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)35.8637.95
ClockShoi Hamaguchi (濱口翔偉)3.493.75
SkewbRio Esaki (江碕莉旺)1.872.13

The PB harvest

83 set · 82 still standing

First-timers

Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

87 competitors · 312 results · 5 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. Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) won it with a 5.89 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

87 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.