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UT Open 2015

Tokyo · 23 November 2015 · 3 events · 76 competitors · 35 personal bests

Shuhei Omura (大村周平) won the 3×3 with a 10.19 and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Shuhei Omura (大村周平) by 0.68 seconds. 76 competitors produced 35 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Shinpei Koyama (小山真平) took a 4×4 single of 2:22.85 down to 55.22, 61 percent better in one day.

3
events decided
0.68s
closest final — 3×3, Shuhei Omura (大村周平) over Tomoya Iida (飯田朋也)
35
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Shuhei Omura (大村周平)9.3310.19
4×4Tomoya Iida (飯田朋也)32.3835.60
PyraminxTakayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之)3.844.36

The PB harvest

35 set · 11 still standing

First-timers

Five 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

76 competitors · 171 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. Shuhei Omura (大村周平) won it with a 10.19 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

76 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.