Kensuke Nakaniwa (2003 Winter Universiade gold medalist) ranked first in the 2009 Ondrej Nepela Memorial with a total of 187.03 points, followed by Viktor Pfeifer with 184.23 total points.
He is a two-time Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, the 2003 Winter Universiade bronze medalist, and a three-time Japan national medalist. 
