People · Japan
Kenichiro Tanaka (田中健一郎)
3×3 · top 34.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2010 · 2010TANA04
Kenichiro Tanaka (田中健一郎) has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.03, set at Kawasaki Spring 2016, puts him in the top 34.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,327th in Japan. Across 9 competitions since December 2010, he has put 95 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:11.65 in December 2010 to 18.03, a 75% improvement. Kenichiro has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 18.03 | 19.06 | top 34.2% | 1,327 / 3,329 | |
| 2×2 | 5.86 | 11.40 | top 49.4% | 610 / 1,021 | |
| 4×4 | 1:17.46 | 1:27.28 | top 53.8% | 477 / 667 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 52 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 182 / 201 | |
| Skewb | 27.41 | 43.56 | top 96.2% | 333 / 338 | |
| 5×5 | 6:35.58 | 7:54.83 | top 99.2% | 417 / 420 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 3:41.97 | 4:16.93 | top 99.8% | 527 / 529 |
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
- 8 May 2016First sub-20 3×3: 18.03 at Kawasaki Spring 2016.
- 4 Oct 2014Three personal bests in one day at Sapporo Open 2014.
- 24 Mar 2012First sub-60 3×3: 29.09 at Kansai Open 2012.
- 24 Mar 2012First sub-30 3×3: 29.09 at Kansai Open 2012.
- 4 Dec 2010First competition: Ishikawa Gokoku Shinto Shrine Open 2010. A 1:11.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tribox Open Spring 2019 · 28 Apr 2019
- Kanto Summer 2016 · 24 Jul 2016
- Kawasaki Spring 2016 · 8 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Sapporo Open 2014 · 4 Oct 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Kansai Open 2014 · 21 Mar 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Tachikawa 3x3 Fest 2013 · 11 Aug 2013 — 1 personal best set
- West Japan Big Cube 2012 · 24 Nov 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Kansai Open 2012 · 24 Mar 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Ishikawa Gokoku Shinto Shrine Open 2010 · 4 Dec 2010
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.
- Hideki Niina (新名秀樹) — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nobuaki Suga (菅信昭) — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Hiroo Saito (斉藤広大) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.03 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.