People · Japan
Naoto Matsumoto (松本尚斗)
3×3 · top 5.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026MATS02
Naoto Matsumoto (松本尚斗) has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.31, set at Otsu Biwako Spring 2026, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 240th in Japan. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2026, he has put 39 official solves on the record across five events. Naoto has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 9.31 | 13.70 | top 5.6% | 240 / 3,360 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.61 | 10.70 | top 24.8% | 264 / 691 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:57.33 | — | early days — 1 solve | 199 / 285 | |
| Square-1 | 32.97 | 39.91 | top 55.1% | 169 / 251 | |
| Skewb | 16.17 | 24.87 | top 81.8% | 335 / 354 |
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
- 11 Apr 2026First competition: Otsu Biwako Spring 2026. A 9.31 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Otsu Biwako Autumn 2026 · 20 Sep 2026
- Shimonoseki Summer 2026 · 9 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Hiroshima Spring 2026 · 30 May 2026
- Otsu Biwako Spring 2026 · 11 Apr 2026
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.
- Akatsuki Kitamura (北村曉) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Mirei Morioka (森岡美玲) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.31 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.