People · United States
Hudson Sakai
2×2 · top 5.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2017 · 2017SAKA02
Hudson Sakai has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.04, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2019, puts him in the top 5.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,003rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since June 2017, he has put 260 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.82 in June 2017 to 12.01, a 29% improvement. Hudson has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.04 | 3.88 | top 5.0% | 2,003 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 34.99 | 54.08 | top 6.7% | 1,039 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.47 | 20.79 | top 7.0% | 940 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 | 12.01 | 13.48 | top 13.9% | 7,470 / 59,724 | |
| Square-1 | 15.49 | 18.55 | top 17.5% | 1,187 / 6,743 | |
| Skewb | 5.64 | 7.20 | top 23.0% | 3,681 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:28.11 | 1:32.88 | top 25.8% | 2,013 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 1:31.58 | 1:41.92 | top 29.2% | 2,040 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:40.47 | 3:14.93 | top 46.6% | 1,006 / 2,092 |
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
- 16 Nov 2019Four personal bests in one day at Hawaii 2019.
- 1 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2019.
- 24 Nov 2018Five personal bests in one day at Hawaii 2018.
- 15 Jun 2018Eight personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Western Championship 2018.
- 18 Mar 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.55 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 11 2018.
- 18 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 11 2018.
Competitions
- Hawaii 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- UCSD Winter 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Hawaii 2018 · 24 Nov 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2018 · 15 Jun 2018 — 8 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 11 2018 · 18 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2017 · 16 Sep 2017
- UCSD Summer 2017 · 11 Jun 2017
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.
- Ryan Jew — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Paul Mahvi — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Graham Siggins — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 4.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.