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Syota Arai (新井翔大)
3×3 · top 6.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2011 · 2011ARAI01
Syota Arai (新井翔大) has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.68, set at Kanto Open 2012, puts him in the top 6.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 289th in Japan. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since November 2011, he has put 239 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.81 in November 2011 to 9.68, a 30% improvement. Syota has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 9.68 | 11.50 | top 6.6% | 289 / 3,329 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.02 | 19.99 | top 12.6% | 114 / 529 | |
| 4×4 | 45.41 | 49.48 | top 18.8% | 186 / 667 | |
| 2×2 | 3.71 | 5.30 | top 22.8% | 292 / 1,021 | |
| 5×5 | 1:42.08 | 1:48.71 | top 36.9% | 201 / 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
- 12 Aug 2012Four personal bests in one day at Kanto Open 2012.
- 3 Jun 2012First sub-10 3×3: 9.72 at Kawasaki Open 2012.
- 8 Apr 2012Three personal bests in one day at Matsudo Spring 2012.
- 27 Nov 2011First competition: UT Open 2011. A 13.81 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Japan Contest Spring 2013 · 14 Apr 2013
- Japan Open 2012 · 16 Sep 2012
- Kanto Open 2012 · 12 Aug 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Kawasaki Open 2012 · 3 Jun 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Matsudo Spring 2012 · 8 Apr 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Tsukuba 2012 · 5 Feb 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- UT Open 2011 · 27 Nov 2011
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.
- Shuhei Omura (大村周平) — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Yu Nakajima (中島悠) — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yu Sajima (佐島優) — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.68 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 2.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.