People · Japan
Akira Murata (村田旭)
3×3 one-handed · top 20.2% of 73,695 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023MURA02
Akira Murata (村田旭) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 19.91, set at Kanto Spring 2025, puts him in the top 20.2% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 172nd in Japan. Across 7 competitions since April 2023, he has put 68 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.74 in April 2023 to 14.14, a 35% improvement. Akira has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Japan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.91 | 27.49 | top 20.2% | 172 / 529 | |
| 3×3 | 14.14 | 15.80 | top 21.5% | 896 / 3,329 | |
| 2×2 | 4.74 | 6.29 | top 36.0% | 447 / 1,021 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.67 | 1:18.70 | top 51.3% | 466 / 667 |
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
- 15 Sep 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.36 at Tokai Open AM 2024.
- 4 Nov 2023First sub-20 3×3: 15.78 at Tokyo Challenge VIII 2023.
- 9 Apr 2023First competition: Tokyo Challenge V 2023. A 21.74 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kanto Summer 2026 · 29 Aug 2026
- Otsu Biwako Winter 2026 · 1 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Tokyo Winter 2025 · 7 Dec 2025
- Kanto Spring 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Tokai Open AM 2024 · 15 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Tokyo Challenge VIII 2023 · 4 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Tokyo Challenge V 2023 · 9 Apr 2023
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.
- Hajime Miyazaki (宮崎朔) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Takumi Kato (加藤匠) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kantaro Sakamoto (坂本貫太郎) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 4.91 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.