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West Japan Big Cube 2012

Osaka · 24 November 2012 · 6 events · 38 competitors · 36 personal bests

Yu Nakajima (中島悠) won six of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Yu Nakajima (中島悠) by 0.45 seconds. 38 competitors produced 36 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Yu Nakajima (中島悠) set the Megaminx single national record: 53.52.

Six wins
Yu Nakajima (中島悠) — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Megaminx
0.45s
closest final — 3×3, Yu Nakajima (中島悠) over Mitsuki Gunji (郡司光貴)
36
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Yu Nakajima (中島悠)7.419.49
4×4Yu Nakajima (中島悠)36.5238.95
5×5Yu Nakajima (中島悠)1:08.181:11.52
6×6Yu Nakajima (中島悠)2:17.632:33.32
7×7Yu Nakajima (中島悠)3:33.273:39.60
MegaminxYu Nakajima (中島悠)53.5257.82

The PB harvest

36 set · 8 still standing

First-timers

Three people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,376 people who made their debut in 2012. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

38 competitors · 175 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

38 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.