Competitions · Japan
Yoga Summer A 2022
Yoga, Tokyo · 21 August 2022 · 5 events · 41 competitors · 21 personal bests
Masato Fujiwara (藤原正人) won two of the five events (4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗) by 0.05 seconds. 41 competitors produced 21 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗) | 8.25 | 9.62 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Akito Takei (武井章人) | 31.40 | — |
| Pyraminx | Hajime Miyazaki (宮崎朔) | 2.00 | 2.28 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Masato Fujiwara (藤原正人) | 3:37.51 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Masato Fujiwara (藤原正人) | 9:22.67 | — |
The PB harvest
21 set · 9 still standing- Mika Soyama (曽山光嘉) — 3×3 single 8.24: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
- Keiichiro Taira (平佳一郎) — 3×3 single 9.03: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
- Sho Ogata (緒方昭) — Pyraminx single 3.62: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
- Gregor Billing — 3×3 single 9.65: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
- Masato Fujiwara (藤原正人) — 4×4 blindfolded single 3:37.51: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
- Masaya Nakamoto (中本誠也) — Pyraminx single 5.43: into the top 16.0% of the event's history.
- Masato Fujiwara (藤原正人) — 5×5 blindfolded single 9:22.67: into the top 19.0% of the event's history.
- Sadafumi Kikuchi (菊地貞文) — Pyraminx single 6.47: into the top 23.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
2 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
41 competitors · 107 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. Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗) won it with a 9.62 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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U F D B' R2 U R2 F2 U2 L2 B2 U F D2 U F R D2 L' - 2
R' U R2 U' F2 L2 U' B2 R2 F2 U2 B D2 L F' U R2 B' U' F - 3
U' B2 L F D B2 L2 D2 F2 U' F2 R2 D L' F2 D L2 B' U B2 - 4
L' B R' F2 L F2 L B2 F2 R U' R' B' F R' F2 U2 R B' - 5
R U L2 U2 B2 L2 B L' D U F2 D B' D U2 B
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
41 competitors- Akatsuki Kitamura (北村曉)
- Akira Tokuse (徳世明)
- Akito Takei (武井章人)
- Ayaka Koike (小池彩佳)
- Daiki Hashimoto (橋本大輝)
- Fumiki Koseki (古関章記)
- Gregor Billing
- Hajime Miyazaki (宮崎朔)
- Hiroshi Sawakuri (澤栗宏司)
- Hirotaka Ito (伊藤大平)
- Kanako Eguchi (江口佳奈子)
- Keiichiro Taira (平佳一郎)
- Keita Tsuzuki (續敬太)
- Kengo Yamawaki (山脇憲吾)
- Kohei Abe (阿部航平)
- Kou Oobatake (大畠功)
- Mahiro Tanaka (田中万尋)
- Masato Fujiwara (藤原正人)
- Masaya Nakamoto (中本誠也)
- Mika Soyama (曽山光嘉)
- Naoto Shinagawa (品川直登)
- Reon Matsui (松井玲穏)
- Ryota Futagami (二神亮太)
- Ryoya Sakanishi (坂西亮哉)
- Sadafumi Kikuchi (菊地貞文)
- Sho Ogata (緒方昭)
- Shogo Yamamoto (山本匠悟)
- Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗)
- Taeyeon Bun (文泰然)
- Takafumi Sakakibara (榊原隆文)
- Takeo Nagoshi (名越丈雄)
- Takuma Shirahase (白波瀬拓磨)
- Tiger Yonezawa (米沢大雅)
- Tomoaki Sakuma (佐久間智章)
- Yasunari Kumekawa (粂川泰成)
- Yudai Hondo (本堂勇大)
- Yuhei Takagi (高木佑平)
- Yuichi Hamada (濵田祐一)
- Yuji Ishii (石井佑嗣)
- Yuki Shionoya (塩野谷悠生)
- Yusuke Kosaka (髙阪優輔)
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.