Yu Nakajima (中島 悠) won the Kansai New Year 2012 with an average of 9.45 seconds. Filippo Brancaleoni finished second (11.93) and Yohei Oka (岡 要平) finished third (12.61). Asian records: Yu Nakajima (中島 悠) 4x4 Cube 37.41 (average).