Tokyo Spring PM 2025

Inside the halls of the Ota Citizen Plaza in Ota, Tokyo, Japan, the rhythmic clatter of plastic mechanisms filled the air on April 20, 2025. Rows of timers rested ready on the tables as competitors prepared their equipment, warmed their fingers, and surveyed the competition floor. The single-day schedule gathered 96 competitors who stepped up across four rounds of action. Every participant arrived ready to test their recognition and manual speed across different cube formats under official tournament conditions.

The program at Tokyo Spring PM 2025 offered a distinct mix of pacing, contrasting the sheer rapid-fire burst of the pocket cube with the deeper tactical inspection demanded by the classic 3x3x3 puzzle. This cubing competition gave entrants the chance to tackle two distinct formats in quick succession. Managing the shift between the lightweight, explosive sequences of the smaller puzzle and the standard algorithmic flow of the larger cube required sharp mental transitions throughout the day.

In the flagship 3x3x3 Cube event, all 96 competitors took to the tables across two intense rounds of speedcubing. Shu Ogawa delivered an exceptional performance in the final round to secure victory, recording a winning average of 6.75 seconds alongside the round's best single solve of 6.56 seconds. The 3x3 results saw Ao Nogami claim the runner-up position with a strong average of 7.27 seconds, while Junnosuke Takahashi secured the third step on the podium by posting a mark of 7.34 seconds.

The 2x2x2 Cube competition featured a field of 72 competitors battling through two rounds where hundredths of a second separated top placements. Raiden Reynolds earned first place with a winning average of 2.98 seconds, bolstered by a best single solve of 2.06 seconds. Kantaro Sakamoto followed closely to take second place with an average of 3.10 seconds, while Junnosuke Takahashi captured another podium spot of the day by finishing third with an average of 3.13 seconds.

Beyond the podium battles, Tokyo Spring PM 2025 provided a stage for remarkable individual progress across the roster. Kozo Hasegawa took on two events and achieved an outstanding personal best of 2.53 seconds in the 2x2x2 Cube, cutting 52.4 percent off his previous best mark of 5.32 seconds and claiming a 20th-place finish. Kota Aruga entered two events at his tenth career tournament, taking on his first ever attempt at 2x2x2 Cube with a time of 3.60 seconds while reducing his 3x3x3 Cube personal best by 48.7 percent down to 11.62 seconds from 22.63 seconds. Kenshin Asai contested two events at his ninth career stop, earning a 13th-place finish in 2x2x2 Cube with a personal best of 2.36 seconds, which was 46.5 percent faster than his prior 4.41 mark, alongside a 3x3x3 Cube best of 9.29 seconds that improved on 9.76 seconds by 4.8 percent. Karen Yoneyama competed in two events at her tenth career tournament, recording a 2x2x2 Cube personal best of 4.31 seconds to outpace her previous 7.64 mark by 43.6 percent.

The momentum continued as Naotaro Shimomura tackled two events in his fourth career appearance, posting a mark of 2.39 seconds in his first ever attempt at 2x2x2 Cube and recording a 3x3x3 Cube personal best of 9.13 seconds, which was 36.8 percent faster than his previous 14.44 mark. Mizuho Ota registered two events, completing a first ever attempt at 2x2x2 Cube in 4.42 seconds and dropping her 3x3x3 Cube personal best to 12.04 seconds from 17.20 seconds, an improvement of 30 percent. Kokoro Izumida also took on two events, registering 3.69 seconds in a first ever attempt at 2x2x2 Cube and achieving a 3x3x3 Cube personal best of 14.39 seconds, 25.8 percent faster than the prior 19.39. Kento Nagaoka rounded out two events with a first ever attempt at 2x2x2 Cube of 6.17 seconds and lowered his 3x3x3 Cube personal best by 20.7 percent from 26.86 to 21.29 seconds.

The day also saw several competitors establishing their initial official benchmark marks under the World Cube Association framework. In the 2x2x2 Cube event, Eisuke Akiyama logged a single of 3.74 and an average of 4.90, while Asa Nelson registered a 3.93 single and 4.24 average. Yousef Salib recorded a single of 4.80 and an average of 5.44, matched in single by Kensei Kojima who finished with a 4.80 single and 6.28 average. Haruto Kawabata put up a 3.99 single and 4.80 average, Haruyuki Senda notched a 5.28 single and 7.80 average, Licht Nagashima logged a 6.05 single and 7.95 average, Akira Tokuse produced a 6.85 single and 7.92 average, Jin Kimura achieved a 2.78 single and 3.36 average, and Junichi Tamura set marks of 26.54 for single and 33.04 for average.

As the final timers stopped, the full spectrum of speed cubing was celebrated across all four rounds. Every participant who solved the Rubik's Cube and pocket cube contributed to a vibrant afternoon of competitive precision. With six podium spots earned by Japanese competitors and dozens of breakthrough marks recorded, Tokyo Spring PM 2025 concluded as an active and memorable WCA competition for the community.

2025年4月20日、大田区民プラザで開催されたTokyo Spring PM 2025において、3x3x3種目でShu Ogawa (小川柊)が平均6.75という圧倒的な好記録を叩き出し頂点に立ちました。Ota, Tokyo, Japanの会場には96人の選手が集い、全4ラウンドにわたる激戦が繰り広げられました。スピードキュービングの精鋭たちが集結した今大会は、ハイレベルなタイムの応酬となりました。

花形種目であるルービックキューブ部門では、Shu Ogawa (小川柊)が単発6.56、平均6.75をマークして見事に優勝を果たしました。2位には平均7.27を揃えたAo Nogami (野上碧)、3位には平均7.34を記録したJunnosuke Takahashi (髙橋淳之介)が続き、表彰台はすべて日本勢が占める熱い戦いとなりました。

短時間決戦の2x2x2種目も大いに会場を沸かせました。72人がエントリーしたこのスピード種目では、Raiden Reynolds (レイノルズ頼傳)が単発2.06、平均2.98の素晴らしいタイムで堂々の優勝を飾りました。2位には平均3.10のKantaro Sakamoto (坂本貫太郎)、3位には3x3x3に続いてJunnosuke Takahashi (髙橋淳之介)が平均3.13で入賞しました。

このキューブ大会の2x2x2部門では、多くの選手が素晴らしい記録を残しました。Jin Kimura (木村仁)が単発2.78、平均3.36を記録したほか、Eisuke Akiyama (秋山瑛祐)が単発3.74と平均4.90をマークしました。またアメリカのAsa Nelsonが単発3.93と平均4.24、エジプトのYousef Salibが単発4.80と平均5.44を記録するなど、国際色豊かな選手たちの活躍も見られました。

順位表の上位争いにとどまらず、個々の選手が達成した前進も大会の大きな見どころです。キャリア3大会目となったRyosuke Yoshii (吉井亮介)は3x3x3で自己ベストを従来の17.40から13.4パーセント縮める15.06をマークし、2x2x2への初挑戦でも5.94を残しました。Yushi Matsumoto (松本侑士)は3x3x3で従来の15.66から12.2パーセント短縮する13.75の自己新を出し、2x2x2の初試技でも11.88を記録しました。Naoto Urata (浦田直斗)は2x2x2の初挑戦で2.15を記録して種目19位に入り、3x3x3でも従来の11.91から12.1パーセント更新する10.47を樹立しました。Haruto Kawabata (川端大翔)は3x3x3で従来の9.70から11.4パーセント縮める8.59の自己ベストを出し、初挑戦の2x2x2でも3.99をマークして3x3x3全体20位に入る健闘を見せました。

また、今大会が初めてのWCA公式大会参戦となった選手たちも素晴らしい滑り出しを見せました。Soji Fujimoto (藤本奏史)は2種目に挑み、3x3x3で23.23、2x2x2で8.94をそれぞれ初記録として刻みました。Licht Nagashima (長島理仁)も2種目に出場し、3x3x3で24.64、2x2x2で6.05を記録しました。Ryu Ogawa (小川琉)は3x3x3で31.20、2x2x2で13.02の公式初記録を残しました。Kyoshiro Sakamoto (坂本恭志郞)は2種目に出走し、2x2x2で4.43、3x3x3で14.23という見事な初タイムを記録しています。

2x2x2部門ではさらに多くの選手が好記録を残しており、Kensei Kojima (小島健成)が単発4.80と平均6.28、Haruyuki Senda (千田晴之)が単発5.28と平均7.80を記録しました。またLicht Nagashima (長島理仁)が平均7.95、Haruto Kawabata (川端大翔)が平均4.80、Akira Tokuse (徳世明)が単発6.85と平均7.92、Junichi Tamura (田村淳一)が単発26.54と平均33.04をマークしました。

Tokyo Spring PM 2025は、3x3x3と2x2x2というスピード重視の2種目に絞られた構成により、終始テンポの速い熱戦が展開されました。確かな技術を持つトップ層の鮮やかな指さばきから、公式戦の舞台で自己記録を打ち立てた選手たちの充実した挑戦まで、多彩な成果が生まれた一日となりました。