Competitions · Japan
West Japan Big Cube 2014
Osaka · 13 September 2014 · 9 events · 30 competitors · 32 personal bests
Ryo Ito (伊藤崚) won three of the nine events (4×4, 5×5, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗) by 0.35 seconds. 30 competitors produced 32 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
A national record
Shiori Sato (佐藤詩織) set the 3×3 Multi-Blind single national record: 17 of 19 cubes · 59:51.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗) | 9.58 | 10.42 |
| 4×4 | Ryo Ito (伊藤崚) | 32.84 | 35.08 |
| 5×5 | Ryo Ito (伊藤崚) | 1:02.13 | 1:09.55 |
| 6×6 | Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) | 2:20.63 | 2:31.44 |
| 7×7 | Shuhei Omura (大村周平) | 3:25.38 | 3:32.57 |
| Megaminx | Ryo Ito (伊藤崚) | 1:03.81 | 1:06.76 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗) | 8:20.55 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) | — | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Shiori Sato (佐藤詩織) | 17 of 19 cubes · 59:51 | — |
The PB harvest
32 set · 5 still standing- Yohei Oka (岡要平) — 5×5 single 1:15.61: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.
- Shinichi Kajita (梶田真一) — 3×3 single 14.59: into the top 23.0% of the event's history.
- Sanae Omyo (大名佐苗) — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 9 of 10 cubes · 55:01: into the top 24.5% of the event's history.
- Yuki Tanaka (田中悠樹) — 4×4 single 1:09.56: into the top 46.4% of the event's history.
- Takuya Furukawa (古河拓也) — 5×5 single 2:03.90: into the top 51.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
Two people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
30 competitors · 135 results · 9 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. Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗) won it with a 10.42 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F2 U' L2 F2 U L2 R2 U' B' U' R2 B U' R F' L R' D' B' R - 2
F' L' D2 B' U2 F2 B L B2 D F' R2 D2 F2 L2 F' R2 F B' U2 - 3
D B2 U2 R2 U R2 F2 L R D' R B' D' F2 R F D' L - 4
L2 D2 B2 U2 R2 F R2 F D B F2 U2 F' R' D2 B R' B' L - 5
U2 L2 D L2 B2 D R2 D F D2 U2 R' B2 D' F' U B2 D' R2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
30 competitors- Akifumi Koshida (越田哲史)
- Alifianto Adi Nugroho
- Asami Shiota (塩田朝未)
- Fumiki Koseki (古関章記)
- Jin Mochizuki (望月仁)
- Keita Nomura (野村啓太)
- Kengo Yamawaki (山脇憲吾)
- Kou Oobatake (大畠功)
- Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠)
- Minato Imai (今井港)
- Ryo Ito (伊藤崚)
- Ryohei Yoshioka (吉岡亮平)
- Sakura Yoshioka (吉岡さくら)
- Sanae Omyo (大名佐苗)
- Sei Sugama (洲鎌星)
- Shinichi Kajita (梶田真一)
- Shiori Sato (佐藤詩織)
- Shouichi Yasumoto (安本翔一)
- Shuhei Omura (大村周平)
- Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗)
- Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平)
- Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之)
- Taku Yanai (矢内拓)
- Takuya Furukawa (古河拓也)
- Taro Yoshioka (吉岡太郎)
- Wataru Hashimura (端村航)
- Yohei Oka (岡要平)
- Yuki Tanaka (田中悠樹)
- 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.