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Raku Watari (渡楽倶)
3×3 · top 11.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2007 · 2007WATA02
Raku Watari (渡楽倶) has been competing for 20 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.34, set at Matsudo Autumn 2011, puts him in the top 11.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,340th in the United States. Across 13 competitions since May 2007, he has put 230 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.99 in May 2007 to 11.34, a 62% improvement. Raku has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.34 | 13.52 | top 11.6% | 6,340 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.02 | 25.09 | top 26.2% | 3,421 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 54.11 | 1:06.71 | top 29.8% | 4,713 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:08.03 | — | top 36.2% | 765 / 2,128 | |
| 2×2 | 4.81 | 7.65 | top 37.0% | 15,009 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.86 | 11.32 | top 51.9% | 15,350 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,193 / 2,059 |
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
- 12 Feb 2011Five personal bests in one day at Caltech Winter 2011.
- 14 Aug 2009Six personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2009.
- 22 Nov 2008First sub-15 3×3: 13.90 at Caltech Fall 2008.
- 19 Apr 2008First sub-20 3×3: 19.25 at Discovery Science Center competition 2008.
- 19 Apr 2008Three personal bests in one day at Discovery Science Center competition 2008.
- 10 Nov 2007Five personal bests in one day at Caltech Fall competition 2007.
Competitions
- Matsudo Spring 2012 · 8 Apr 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Waseda Brain Challenge 2012 · 17 Mar 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Matsudo Autumn 2011 · 5 Nov 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter 2011 · 12 Feb 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Nisei Week Open 2009 · 22 Aug 2009
- US Nationals 2009 · 14 Aug 2009 — 6 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall 2008 · 22 Nov 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Discovery Science Center competition 2008 · 19 Apr 2008 — 3 personal bests set
- UCSD competition 2008 · 27 Jan 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall competition 2007 · 10 Nov 2007 — 5 personal bests set
- Caltech Summer competition 2007 · 25 Aug 2007 — 1 personal best set
- San Diego competition 2007 · 26 May 2007
- Caltech Discovery Spring competition 2007 · 5 May 2007
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.
- Devin Corr-Robinett — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Adam Zamora — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Alexander Lin — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.34 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,318 people have one; it is 2.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.