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Akihiro Takahashi (高橋哲弘)
3×3 · top 5.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026TAKA02
Akihiro Takahashi (高橋哲弘) has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.18, set at Japan Championship 2026, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 221st in Japan. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since March 2026, he has put 10 official solves on the record across one event. Akihiro has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Japan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.18 | 10.00 | top 5.3% | 221 / 3,329 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 21 Mar 2026First competition: Katano Spring 2026. A 9.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Japan Championship 2026 · 18 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Katano Spring 2026 · 21 Mar 2026
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.