People · Japan
Shota Ihara (井原奨太)
3×3 · top 12.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2008 · 2008IHAR01
Shota Ihara (井原奨太) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.63, set at Japan Open 2009, puts him in the top 12.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 536th in Japan. Across 4 competitions since May 2008, he has put 60 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.40 in May 2008 to 11.63, a 43% improvement. Shota 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 | 11.63 | 14.14 | top 12.6% | 536 / 3,329 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.55 | 28.22 | top 33.0% | 268 / 529 | |
| 5×5 | 1:55.34 | — | early days — 2 solves | 249 / 420 | |
| 7×7 | 6:31.46 | — | early days — 1 solve | 151 / 188 |
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
- 1 Aug 2009Three personal bests in one day at Japan Open 2009.
- 28 Mar 2009First sub-15 3×3: 14.03 at Osaka Open 2009.
- 28 Mar 2009Four personal bests in one day at Osaka Open 2009.
- 2 Aug 2008First sub-20 3×3: 16.77 at Tokyo Open 2008.
- 5 May 2008First competition: Kashiwa Open 2008. A 20.40 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Japan Open 2009 · 1 Aug 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Osaka Open 2009 · 28 Mar 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Tokyo Open 2008 · 2 Aug 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Kashiwa Open 2008 · 5 May 2008
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.
- Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Yumu Tabuchi (田渕雄夢) — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shuhei Omura (大村周平) — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.63 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 4.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.