People · Japan
Makoto Asano (淺野真)
Skewb · top 24.2% of 74,164 all-time · competing since December 2021 · 2021ASAN01
Makoto Asano (淺野真) has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.79, set at Tokai Autumn 2026, puts him in the top 24.2% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 133rd in Japan. Across 25 competitions since December 2021, he has put 264 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.34 in December 2021 to 18.14, a 51% improvement. Makoto has entered 25 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Japan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.79 | 7.03 | top 24.2% | 133 / 354 | |
| 3×3 | 18.14 | 20.98 | top 34.6% | 1,362 / 3,360 | |
| Clock | 12.03 | 13.01 | top 35.1% | 129 / 268 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.07 | 10.80 | top 36.8% | 371 / 691 | |
| 2×2 | 5.88 | 7.33 | top 49.7% | 612 / 1,026 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.44 | 43.17 | top 54.3% | 400 / 539 | |
| Square-1 | 35.19 | 49.71 | top 58.8% | 185 / 251 | |
| 4×4 | 1:57.36 | 2:29.02 | top 80.5% | 626 / 679 |
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
- 27 Jul 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.78 at Tokai Summer 2025.
- 29 Apr 2022First sub-30 3×3: 25.11 at Minatomirai 2022.
- 11 Dec 2021First competition: Tokai Winter AM 2021. A 37.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tokyo Autumn 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Tokai Autumn 2026 · 11 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Otsu Biwako Autumn 2026 · 20 Sep 2026
- Kanto Summer 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Japan Championship 2026 · 18 Jul 2026
- Hiroshima Spring 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Otsu Biwako Spring 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Katano Spring 2026 · 21 Mar 2026
- Kanto Winter 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Otsu Biwako Winter 2026 · 1 Feb 2026
- Ota Autumn 2025 · 8 Nov 2025
- Katano Summer 2025 · 15 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Kansai Parity Party 2025 · 24 Aug 2025
- Tokai Summer 2025 · 27 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Tokai Spring 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Ota Spring 2025 · 20 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Shonan AM 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Tokai Open AM 2024 · 15 Sep 2024
- Katano Milky Way 2024 · 7 Jul 2024
- Tokai Challenge Alpha 2024 · 31 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Hiroshima Winter 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Go x Go Kyoto 2023 · 12 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Yoga Summer B 2022 · 28 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Minatomirai 2022 · 29 Apr 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Tokai Winter AM 2021 · 11 Dec 2021
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.
- Kantaro Sakamoto (坂本貫太郎) — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead once
- Akatsuki Kitamura (北村曉) — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Takayuki Tanaka (田中隆喜) — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,481 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 3.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.