People · Japan
Shinichi Ono (小野伸一)
Skewb · top 13.1% of 73,281 all-time · competing since September 2012 · 2012ONOS01
Shinichi Ono (小野伸一) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.31, set at Katano Summer 2025, puts him in the top 13.1% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 64th in Japan. Across 13 competitions since September 2012, he has put 170 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.25 in September 2012 to 21.02, a 35% improvement. Shinichi 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 | Japan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.31 | 9.87 | top 13.1% | 64 / 338 | |
| 2×2 | 4.06 | 11.87 | top 27.3% | 336 / 1,021 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.86 | 9.59 | top 35.0% | 353 / 688 | |
| 3×3 | 21.02 | 28.02 | top 42.8% | 1,584 / 3,329 | |
| Square-1 | 31.39 | 37.08 | top 52.0% | 158 / 245 | |
| 4×4 | 2:03.63 | 2:15.00 | top 83.2% | 621 / 667 |
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
- 23 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Otsu Biwako Autumn 2023.
- 29 Dec 2016Three personal bests in one day at Kyushu Open 2016.
- 27 Dec 2015Three personal bests in one day at Kyushu Open 2015.
- 29 Dec 2013First sub-30 3×3: 29.41 at Kyushu Open 2013.
- 1 Sep 2012First competition: Hiroshima Open 2012. A 32.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shimonoseki 2025 · 28 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Katano Summer 2025 · 15 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Tokai Spring 2025 · 12 Apr 2025
- Ota Spring 2025 · 20 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Katano Milky Way 2024 · 7 Jul 2024
- Hiroshima Winter 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Otsu Biwako Autumn 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Kyushu Open 2017 · 30 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Kyushu Open 2016 · 29 Dec 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Kyushu Open 2015 · 27 Dec 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Kyushu Open 2014 · 28 Dec 2014
- Kyushu Open 2013 · 29 Dec 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Hiroshima Open 2012 · 1 Sep 2012
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.
- Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Akatsuki Kitamura (北村曉) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Kohdai Kusatani (草谷幸大) — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.