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|NAME=Yu Nakajima
|IMAGE=YuNakajima.jpg
|IMAGEYEAR=
|ALIASES=Nakaji
|COUNTRY=Japan
|BIRTHDATE=15 February 1991
|AGE={{Age|1991|2|15}}
|JOBS=
|YEARSACTIVE=2006-2015
|ID=2007NAKA03
|FAMOUSFOR=3x3 and 5x5 WRs
}}

'''Yu Nakajima''' (中島悠), commonly known as '''Nakaji''', or more often '''Nakajima''' in the west, is a Japanese speedcuber. He won [[3x3]] Speedsolve at [[World Championship 2007]] in Budapest, Hungary. He held the world record for 3x3 single and average in 2008.

He uses his left hand for [[OH]].

Nakajima currently works for the Japanese puzzle company [[Tribox]], owned by [[Takafumi Haseda]].

== Fandom ==
Although Yu Nakajima likes to be called Nakaji by the Japanese cubers, the English-speaking community usually calls him Nakajima. Nakajima's meteoric rise attracted a large number of fans. Since he went on a hiatus from cubing at his peak, many cubers wanted to see his return. Numerous posts on the [[Speedsolving Forums]] discussed his possible return, as inferred from the occasional videos he posted on YouTube.

== Achievements ==

{{S-start}}

{{S-ach| ach=World Titles}}

{{S-title-bef| before=[[Jean Pons]] | year=2005 }}
{{S-title| title=3x3 Speedsolve World Champion | year=2007}}
{{S-title-aft| after=[[Breandan Vallance]] | year=2009 }}

{{S-ach| ach=World Records}}

{{S-rec-bef| before=[[Edouard Chambon]] | result=11.48 | dates=February 23, 2008 }}
{{S-rec| category=3x3 Speedsolve Average | result=11.33; 11.33 | dates=May 5, 2008; May 29, 2008 }}
{{S-rec-aft| after=[[Erik Akkersdijk]] | result=11.11 | dates=February 21, 2009 }}

{{S-end}}

== See also ==
* [[List of World Records/3x3x3]]
* [[List of World Records/3OH]]
* [[List of World Records/5x5x5]]
* [[List of World Records/7x7x7]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/nakaji1084 Nakajima's YouTube channel]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOSc-1zF6k8 Yu Nakajima Interview (by Shotaro "Macky" Makisumi)]
* [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?37790-Rubik-s-cube-showdown-Yu-Nakajima-vs-Yumu-Tabuchi Rubik's cube showdown: Yu Nakajima vs Yumu Tabuchi]

=== World Record videos (incomplete) ===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6GnxKGicyg 3x3 speedsolve 8.72 single Kashiwa Open 2008]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPjLF_ururc 3OH 14.56 single Tokyo Open 2008]
* [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?36303 [video] 5x5 World Record 54.86; AsR 1:07.88, 58.33 (Yu Nakajima)]

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