People · Canada
Natan Sakajiri
Skewb · top 7.3% of 73,281 all-time · competing since March 2014 · 2014GOLD01
Natan Sakajiri has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.44, set at Japan Open 2016, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 142nd in Canada. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since March 2014, he has put 366 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 55.45 in March 2014 to 10.02, an 82% improvement. Natan 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.44 | 5.05 | top 7.3% | 142 / 2,907 | |
| 3×3 | 10.02 | 11.70 | top 7.5% | 695 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 2.49 | 4.55 | top 8.8% | 570 / 7,173 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.38 | 8.27 | top 15.6% | 623 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.81 | 26.06 | top 22.7% | 488 / 2,620 | |
| 4×4 | 51.53 | 57.44 | top 26.6% | 683 / 3,118 | |
| Megaminx | 1:53.66 | 2:28.64 | top 42.4% | 463 / 1,375 | |
| 5×5 | 1:55.86 | 2:15.02 | top 46.6% | 605 / 1,499 | |
| Square-1 | 39.44 | — | early days — 2 solves | 591 / 952 |
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
- 9 Oct 2016Five personal bests in one day at Japan Open 2016.
- 21 May 2016Six personal bests in one day at National Capital Region 2016.
- 30 Apr 2016Four personal bests in one day at Toronto Limited Spring 2016.
- 28 Nov 2015First sub-15 3×3: 13.94 at Toronto Open Fall 2015.
- 28 Nov 2015Five personal bests in one day at Toronto Open Fall 2015.
- 25 Apr 2015Three personal bests in one day at Toronto Open Spring 2015.
Competitions
- Ottawa Spring 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- National Capital Region 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- National Capital Region 2017 · 21 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Japan Open 2016 · 9 Oct 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- National Capital Region 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Toronto Limited Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Fall 2015 · 28 Nov 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Spring 2015 · 25 Apr 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Montreal Fall 2014 · 11 Oct 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- National Capital Region 2014 · 17 May 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Montréal Open 2014 · 15 Mar 2014
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.
- Antoine Cantin — met in 66 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jonathan Esparaz — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Julien Gaboriaud — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.