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Katsuto Takeuchi (武内克斗)

3×3 · top 58.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2006 · 2006TAKE01

Katsuto Takeuchi (武内克斗) has been competing for 20 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 27.83, set at Kashiwa Open 2008, puts him in the top 58.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,046th in Japan. Across 2 competitions since July 2006, he has put 10 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.63 in July 2006 to 27.83, a 20% improvement. Katsuto has entered two competitions.

3×3
best event — top 58.5% of 284,439 all-time
27.83
signature single · Kashiwa Open 2008
10
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingJapan
3×327.8331.49
top 58.5%2,046 / 3,329
3×3 blindfolded7:51.25
early days — 1 solve277 / 282
2×230.40
early days — 2 solves1,011 / 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

Tokyo Open 2006: 34.63Kashiwa Open 2008: 27.8327.8334.6330 Jul 20065 May 2008

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 2.83 away.
  • A sub-5:00 3×3 blindfolded single — 9,682 people have one; it is 2:51.25 away.

Targets move as he improves.