People · United States
Sota Kotani
2×2 · top 10.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2026 · 2026KOTA02
Sota Kotani has been competing for 3 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.63, set at Mystic Cubikon 2026, puts him in the top 10.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,015th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since June 2026, he has put 48 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.99 in June 2026 to 15.31, a 15% improvement. Sota 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.63 | 5.08 | top 10.2% | 4,015 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 15.31 | 23.25 | top 25.5% | 13,874 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 7.71 | 10.36 | top 39.1% | 6,719 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.85 | 1:23.74 | top 52.4% | 8,866 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.73 | 15.88 | top 71.5% | 21,163 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 2:53.55 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,544 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 24.42 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,615 / 8,927 |
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
- 21 Jun 2026First competition: Cape May Summer B 2026. A 20.17 3×3 single to start from.
- 21 Jun 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.99 at Cape May Summer B 2026.
Competitions
- Elmsford Extravaganza III 2026 · 25 Aug 2026
- Mystic Cubikon 2026 · 26 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cape May Summer B 2026 · 21 Jun 2026 — 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.
- Eli Rogers — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Quinn Maloney — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jameson Carter — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.