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Toyama Open 2009

Toyama · 19 September 2009 · 8 events · 29 competitors · 36 personal bests

Yohei Oka (岡要平) won three of the eight events (4×4, 5×5, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Yoshiaki Hirayama (平山善章) by 0.25 seconds. 29 competitors produced 36 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Yohei Oka (岡要平) set the Pyraminx average world record: 4.07.

Three wins
Yohei Oka (岡要平) — 4×4, 5×5, Pyraminx
0.25s
closest final — Magic, Yoshiaki Hirayama (平山善章) over Yohei Oka (岡要平)
36
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)10.9012.65
4×4Yohei Oka (岡要平)52.6356.73
5×5Yohei Oka (岡要平)1:33.131:41.40
3×3 blindfoldedTakuma Shirahase (白波瀬拓磨)2:56.113:30.60
3×3 one-handedNobuaki Suga (菅信昭)24.3827.98
ClockShota Kobayashi (小林聖汰)8.228.96
PyraminxYohei Oka (岡要平)3.334.07
MagicYoshiaki Hirayama (平山善章)1.131.22

The PB harvest

36 set · 8 still standing

First-timers

One person competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,600 people who made their debut in 2009. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

29 competitors · 118 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

29 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.