People · Japan
Kai Mochida
3×3 · top 5.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2020 · 2020MOCH02
Kai Mochida has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.44, set at A New Year in Hamilton 2023, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 250th in Japan. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since October 2020, he has put 141 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.23 in October 2020 to 9.44, a 42% improvement. Kai 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 | 9.44 | 11.39 | top 5.9% | 250 / 3,329 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.56 | 7.38 | top 10.6% | 125 / 688 | |
| 5×5 | 1:14.63 | 1:18.78 | top 15.0% | 95 / 420 | |
| 4×4 | 43.08 | 47.85 | top 15.9% | 158 / 667 | |
| 2×2 | 4.64 | 5.52 | top 34.7% | 436 / 1,021 |
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
- 9 Dec 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.95 at New Zealand Nationals 2022.
- 9 Dec 2022Four personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2022.
- 13 Aug 2021Three personal bests in one day at NZ North Island Championship 2021.
- 8 Jan 2021First sub-15 3×3: 12.69 at A New Year in Auckland 2021.
- 8 Jan 2021Three personal bests in one day at A New Year in Auckland 2021.
- 24 Oct 2020First competition: Welcome Back Wellington 2020. A 16.23 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- A New Year in Hamilton 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2021 · 13 Aug 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- A New Year in Auckland 2021 · 8 Jan 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Welcome Back Wellington 2020 · 24 Oct 2020
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.
- Liam Wadek — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
- Adrien Auvray Matyn — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alexander Vujcich — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.44 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.