People · Japan
Shinobu Shimizu
3×3 · top 12.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2026 · 2026SHIN14
Shinobu Shimizu has been competing for 2 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.71, set at Tokyo Autumn 2026, puts him in the top 12.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 563rd in Japan. Across 2 competitions since August 2026, he has put 20 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.59 in August 2026 to 11.71, a 25% improvement. Shinobu has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Japan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.71 | 15.09 | top 12.9% | 563 / 3,360 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.72 | 34.28 | top 43.8% | 347 / 539 |
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
- 17 Oct 2026First sub-15 3×3: 11.71 at Tokyo Autumn 2026.
- 29 Aug 2026First competition: Kanto Summer 2026. A 15.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tokyo Autumn 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Kanto Summer 2026 · 29 Aug 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.
- Masayuki Iwasa (岩佐雅幸) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Makoto Asano (淺野真) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Ke Suwen — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.71 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 one-handed single — 25,594 people have one; it is 3.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.