People · Brazil
Eric Yuji Kikuchi Nagano
2×2 · top 7.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2025 · 2025NAGA11
Eric Yuji Kikuchi Nagano has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.32, set at Capivara Curitiba 2025, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 232nd in Brazil. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2025, he has put 73 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.11 in July 2025 to 2.32, a 44% improvement. Eric 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 | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.32 | 3.86 | top 7.2% | 232 / 5,137 | |
| 3×3 | 11.81 | 14.57 | top 13.2% | 697 / 9,644 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.18 | 9.69 | top 29.3% | 689 / 3,208 | |
| Clock | 21.71 | 25.52 | top 69.4% | 442 / 723 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 6 Dec 2025First sub-15 3×3: 11.81 at Capivara Curitiba 2025.
- 6 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Capivara Curitiba 2025.
- 23 Aug 2025First sub-20 3×3: 15.46 at Capivara Alto da XV Mall 2025.
- 18 Jul 2025First competition: Campeonato Brasileiro de Cubo Mágico 2025. A 20.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Capivara Curitiba Mês da Mulher 2026 · 21 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Curitiba Contra o Tempo 2026 · 7 Feb 2026
- Capivara Curitiba 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Capivara Alto da XV Mall 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Campeonato Brasileiro de Cubo Mágico 2025 · 18 Jul 2025
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.
- Bruno Henrique de Abreu — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Anuar Miguel Abib Onofre — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Eduardo Reuel Cardoso dos Santos — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.