People · Japan
Shuji Taniguchi (谷口修司)
3×3 · top 14.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2017 · 2017TANI02
Shuji Taniguchi (谷口修司) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.24, set at Otsu Biwako Spring 2026, puts him in the top 14.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 617th in Japan. Across 6 competitions since March 2017, he has put 50 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.66 in March 2017 to 12.24, a 57% improvement. Shuji has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 12.24 | 13.06 | top 14.7% | 617 / 3,329 | |
| 2×2 | 4.02 | 7.41 | top 26.7% | 333 / 1,021 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.77 | 11.50 | top 58.8% | 501 / 688 |
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
- 11 Apr 2026First sub-15 3×3: 12.24 at Otsu Biwako Spring 2026.
- 29 Jul 2017First sub-20 3×3: 19.45 at Tokyo Pyraminx Open 2017.
- 19 Mar 2017First competition: Kansai Open 2017. A 28.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Otsu Biwako Spring 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- WCA Asian Championship 2018 · 17 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Kansai Open 2018 · 31 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Japan Open 2017 · 16 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Tokyo Pyraminx Open 2017 · 29 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Kansai Open 2017 · 19 Mar 2017
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.
- Ryuji Hamano (浜野竜二) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Asato Irifune (入船朝斗) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Taro Yoshioka (吉岡太郎) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.