People · Japan
Shota Kobayashi (小林聖汰)
Clock · top 16.3% of 32,048 all-time · competing since March 2008 · 2008KOBA01
Shota Kobayashi (小林聖汰) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 8.22, set at Toyama Open 2009, puts him in the top 16.3% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 59th in Japan. Across 4 competitions since March 2008, he has put 37 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.28 in March 2008 to 14.02, a 34% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 8.22 | 8.96 | top 16.3% | 59 / 263 | |
| 3×3 | 14.02 | 15.05 | top 21.0% | 882 / 3,329 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:18.16 | — | early days — 2 solves | 214 / 282 | |
| 4×4 | 1:27.19 | — | early days — 2 solves | 525 / 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
- 2 May 2009First sub-15 3×3: 14.52 at JRCA Hokuriku 2009.
- 4 Oct 2008First sub-20 3×3: 19.59 at Japan Open 2008.
- 29 Mar 2008First competition: Osaka Open 2008. A 21.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Toyama Open 2009 · 19 Sep 2009 — 1 personal best set
- JRCA Hokuriku 2009 · 2 May 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Japan Open 2008 · 4 Oct 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Osaka Open 2008 · 29 Mar 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.
- Yohei Oka (岡要平) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Masahiro Daidai (大代真広) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 Clock single — 4,877 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.