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Shota Nomiya (野宮将太)
Megaminx · top 3.6% of 34,786 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022NOMI03
Shota Nomiya (野宮将太) has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 46.54, set at Ayase Autumn B 2022, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 30th in Japan. Until April 2011, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since November 2022, he has put 63 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.72 in November 2022 to 9.96, a 15% improvement. Shota has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Japan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 46.54 | 53.77 | top 3.6% | 30 / 313 | |
| 3×3 | 9.96 | 11.96 | top 7.3% | 323 / 3,329 | |
| 4×4 | 43.47 | 50.36 | top 16.4% | 165 / 667 | |
| 5×5 | 1:46.39 | 1:53.78 | top 40.2% | 220 / 420 |
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
- 7 Jul 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.96 at Katano Milky Way 2024.
- 6 Nov 2022First competition: Ayase Autumn B 2022. A 11.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Katano Spring 2026 · 21 Mar 2026
- Kansai Parity Party 2025 · 24 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Tokai Open PM 2024 · 15 Sep 2024
- Katano Milky Way 2024 · 7 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Ayase Autumn B 2022 · 6 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Kohdai Kusatani (草谷幸大) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yuki Nomura (野村優希) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Masayuki Hirai (平井雅之) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-40 Megaminx single — 557 people have one; it is 6.54 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.