People · Brazil
Gustavo Kenzo Araki Takechi
3×3 · top 5.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2015 · 2015TAKE03
Gustavo Kenzo Araki Takechi has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.20, set at Brasília Bigs & Blind 2024, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 257th in Brazil. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since October 2015, he has put 518 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.87 in October 2015 to 9.20, a 49% improvement. Gustavo has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.20 | 10.81 | top 5.4% | 257 / 9,942 | |
| 4×4 | 38.19 | 44.69 | top 10.1% | 114 / 1,884 | |
| Skewb | 3.92 | 8.44 | top 10.4% | 117 / 1,493 | |
| Megaminx | 1:02.24 | 1:21.15 | top 11.2% | 88 / 1,082 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.85 | 24.80 | top 14.7% | 208 / 2,045 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.08 | 1:35.91 | top 20.9% | 111 / 855 | |
| 2×2 | 3.62 | 4.91 | top 21.8% | 793 / 5,285 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | 43.33 | top 33.6% | 107 / 364 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:34.57 | — | top 44.8% | 121 / 335 | |
| Square-1 | 44.80 | 1:38.83 | top 70.9% | 438 / 656 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.75 | 14.60 | top 71.6% | 1,979 / 3,311 | |
| 7×7 | 6:53.55 | 7:13.49 | early days — 3 solves | 176 / 276 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 3 cubes · 24:37 | — | early days — 2 solves | 97 / 117 |
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
- 3 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Brasília Bigs & Blind 2024.
- 28 Dec 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.74 at Brasília Closing 2019.
- 28 Dec 2019Three personal bests in one day at Brasília Closing 2019.
- 17 Aug 2019Four personal bests in one day at Brasília Winter 2019.
- 18 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at Arena BSB de Cubo Mágico 2019.
- 30 Nov 2018Four personal bests in one day at Brasília Spring 2018.
Competitions
- Brasília Bigs & Blind 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Saideira Brasília 2023 · 29 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Brasília Autumn 2022 · 14 May 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Desafio Brasileiro de Verão 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Brasília Closing 2019 · 28 Dec 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Brasília Winter 2019 · 17 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- FMC 2019 · 15 Jun 2019
- Arena BSB de Cubo Mágico 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Brasília Spring 2018 · 30 Nov 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Brasília Winter 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Brasília Open 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Brasília Spring 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Brasília Open 2016 · 28 May 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Brasilia Spring 2015 · 24 Oct 2015
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.
- Pedro Miranda Moreira — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Marlon de V. Marques — met in 81 rounds, finished ahead 65 times
- Matheus Barbosa de Miranda — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.20 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 8.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.