People · Japan
Shotaro Takahashi
3×3 · top 12.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2024 · 2024TAKA03
Shotaro Takahashi has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.47, set at Stevenage September 2026, puts him in the top 12.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 533rd in Japan. Across 3 competitions since July 2024, he has put 40 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.80 in July 2024 to 11.47, a 42% improvement. Shotaro has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 11.47 | 13.99 | top 12.1% | 533 / 3,360 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.36 | 8.69 | top 30.9% | 315 / 691 |
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
- 12 Sep 2026First sub-15 3×3: 12.96 at Stevenage September 2026.
- 12 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage September 2026.
- 6 Jul 2024First competition: Stevenage July 2024. A 19.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage September 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Kewbz UK Open 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage July 2024 · 6 Jul 2024
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.
- Sayed Hajaj — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Brandon Tam — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Noah Calderon-Kamata — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.47 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.