Yu Nakajima
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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
| World Titles | ||
| Preceded by Jean Pons 2005 |
3x3 Speedsolve World Champion 2007 |
Succeeded by Breandan Vallance 2009 |
| World Records | ||
| Preceded by Edouard Chambon 11.48 February 23, 2008 |
3x3 Speedsolve Average 11.33; 11.33 May 5, 2008; May 29, 2008 |
Succeeded by Erik Akkersdijk 11.11 February 21, 2009 |
See also
- List of World Records/3x3x3
- List of World Records/3OH
- List of World Records/5x5x5
- List of World Records/7x7x7
External links
- Nakajima's YouTube channel
- Yu Nakajima Interview (by Shotaro "Macky" Makisumi)
- Rubik's cube showdown: Yu Nakajima vs Yumu Tabuchi
World Record videos (incomplete)
- 3x3 speedsolve 8.72 single Kashiwa Open 2008
- 3OH 14.56 single Tokyo Open 2008
- [video 5x5 World Record 54.86; AsR 1:07.88, 58.33 (Yu Nakajima)]
