People · Japan
Natsuki Sakamoto (坂本夏樹)
3×3 · top 16.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2006 · 2006SAKA01
Natsuki Sakamoto (坂本夏樹) has been competing for 20 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.65, set at JRCA Kanto Summer 2009, puts him in the top 16.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 678th in Japan. Across 4 competitions since November 2006, he has put 31 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.09 in November 2006 to 12.65, a 45% improvement. Natsuki 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 | 12.65 | 16.06 | top 16.2% | 678 / 3,329 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:40.56 | — | early days — 1 solve | 264 / 282 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:07.11 | — | early days — 1 solve | 503 / 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
- 21 Jun 2009First sub-15 3×3: 12.65 at JRCA Kanto Summer 2009.
- 28 Jul 2007First sub-20 3×3: 18.08 at Japan Open 2007.
- 12 Nov 2006First competition: Japanese Championship 2006. A 23.09 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- JRCA Kanto Summer 2009 · 21 Jun 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Tokyo Open 2008 · 2 Aug 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Japan Open 2007 · 28 Jul 2007 — 1 personal best set
- Japanese Championship 2006 · 12 Nov 2006
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.
- Nobuaki Suga (菅信昭) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Shuhei Omura (大村周平) — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yoshiki Yumoto (湯本美貴) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
- A sub-5:00 3×3 blindfolded single — 9,682 people have one; it is 40.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.