People · Canada
Akio Watanabe (渡辺昭夫)
3×3 · top 22.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2012 · 2012WATA02
Akio Watanabe (渡辺昭夫) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.26, set at Montreal Limited Winter 2019, puts him in the top 22.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,118th in Canada. Across 4 competitions since May 2012, he has put 51 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.84 in May 2012 to 14.26, a 32% improvement. Akio has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.26 | 17.75 | top 22.0% | 2,118 / 10,502 | |
| 4×4 | 1:19.25 | 1:32.98 | top 55.4% | 1,559 / 3,180 |
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
- 6 Apr 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.26 at Montreal Limited Winter 2019.
- 23 Mar 2013First sub-20 3×3: 17.86 at Montréal Open 2013.
- 19 May 2012First competition: National Capital Region 2012. A 20.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Montreal Limited Winter 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- National Capital Region 2013 · 18 May 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Montréal Open 2013 · 23 Mar 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- National Capital Region 2012 · 19 May 2012
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.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Julien Gaboriaud — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
- Dave Campbell — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Antoine Cantin — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.26 away.
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 31,087 people have one; it is 19.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.