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Minh-Ky Kawamura
Pyraminx · top 13.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2019 · 2019KAWA03
Minh-Ky Kawamura has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.10, set at CubingUSA Western Championship 2023, puts him in the top 13.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,602nd in the United States. Across 11 competitions since April 2019, he has put 214 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 53.10 in April 2019 to 13.33, a 75% improvement. He has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.10 | 6.51 | top 13.8% | 3,602 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 13.33 | 16.69 | top 18.6% | 9,981 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 8.80 | 9.59 | top 18.9% | 1,443 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 17.96 | 27.40 | top 23.3% | 1,538 / 6,743 | |
| 2×2 | 3.95 | 4.76 | top 25.9% | 10,161 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 1:54.76 | 1:59.79 | top 43.0% | 3,132 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.37 | 37.21 | top 45.2% | 6,125 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:17.25 | 1:29.55 | top 53.6% | 9,113 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:11.66 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,782 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:42.40 | 4:08.43 | top 63.9% | 1,330 / 2,092 | |
| Skewb | 15.29 | 19.32 | top 79.2% | 15,156 / 18,907 | |
| 6×6 | 5:16.81 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,427 / 4,196 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 25:32.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 417 / 440 |
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
- 30 Jun 2023Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Western Championship 2023.
- 12 Feb 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.33 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 41 2023.
- 12 Feb 2023Four personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 41 2023.
- 31 Dec 2022Four personal bests in one day at San Diego's Final Cube-Down 2022.
- 17 Sep 2022Three personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 37 2022.
- 11 Jun 2022Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Summer 2022.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2023 · 30 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 42 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 41 2023 · 12 Feb 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- San Diego's Final Cube-Down 2022 · 31 Dec 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 39 2022 · 5 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 37 2022 · 17 Sep 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 35 - Pacifica 2022 · 30 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Summer 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 31A - Mill Valley 2022 · 23 Apr 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 21 2019 · 1 Dec 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2019 · 21 Apr 2019
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.
- Jason Ostdiek — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Chris Martin — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Mitchell Lane — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.