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Aya Kataoka (片岡彩)
3×3 · top 44.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2006 · 2006KATA01
Aya Kataoka (片岡彩) has been competing for 20 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 21.49, set at Machida Open 2007, puts her in the top 44.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,638th in Japan. Across 5 competitions since July 2006, she has put 47 official solves on the record across seven events. Her 3×3 best has come down from 47.93 in July 2006 to 21.49, a 55% improvement. Aya has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 21.49 | 35.77 | top 44.2% | 1,638 / 3,360 | |
| 4×4 | 1:45.92 | 2:26.83 | top 74.5% | 599 / 679 | |
| 5×5 | 3:02.19 | 4:16.29 | top 78.8% | 370 / 426 | |
| 2×2 | 14.84 | — | early days — 2 solves | 966 / 1,026 | |
| Pyraminx | 19.13 | 22.36 | top 91.7% | 662 / 691 | |
| Square-1 | 1:34.16 | 1:55.03 | top 96.0% | 247 / 251 | |
| Megaminx | 7:41.46 | — | early days — 1 solve | 311 / 313 |
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
- 28 Jan 2007First sub-30 3×3: 21.49 at Machida Open 2007.
- 12 Nov 2006Three personal bests in one day at Japanese Championship 2006.
- 30 Jul 2006First competition: Tokyo Open 2006. A 47.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Japan Open 2009 · 1 Aug 2009
- Japan Open 2008 · 4 Oct 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Machida Open 2007 · 28 Jan 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- Japanese Championship 2006 · 12 Nov 2006 — 3 personal bests set
- Tokyo Open 2006 · 30 Jul 2006
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 her.
- Fumiki Koseki (古関章記) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shuichi Kuroiwa (黒岩秀一) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tatsuya Ookubo (大久保達也) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 115,495 people have one; it is 1.49 away.
- A sub-1:30 4×4 single — 54,126 people have one; it is 15.92 away.
Targets move as she improves.