People · Japan
Ishin Nobuhara
3×3 · top 57.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024NOBU01
Ishin Nobuhara has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 27.22, set at West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026, puts him in the top 57.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,013th in Japan. Across 2 competitions since March 2024, he has put 16 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:01.01 in March 2024 to 27.22, a 55% improvement. Ishin has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Japan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 27.22 | 30.32 | top 57.3% | 2,013 / 3,329 | |
| 2×2 | 10.15 | 13.51 | top 78.5% | 865 / 1,021 | |
| 4×4 | 4:58.52 | — | early days — 1 solve | 663 / 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
- 23 May 2026First sub-60 3×3: 27.22 at West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026.
- 23 May 2026First sub-30 3×3: 27.22 at West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026.
- 3 Mar 2024First competition: Orange County Newcomers 2024. A 1:01.01 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Orange County Newcomers 2024 · 3 Mar 2024
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.
- Shane Grogan — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead
- Matthew Dickman — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chris Martin — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 2.22 away.
- A sub-10 2×2 single — 145,545 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.