People · New Zealand
Taiga Kitamura
Pyraminx · top 12.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022KITA02
Taiga Kitamura has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.96, set at NZ North Island Championship 2024, puts him in the top 12.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 182nd in New Zealand. Across 6 competitions since December 2022, he has put 166 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 10.42 in December 2022 to 3.17, a 70% improvement. Taiga 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.96 | 7.02 | top 12.9% | 182 / 1,141 | |
| 2×2 | 3.17 | 5.33 | top 16.3% | 296 / 1,615 | |
| Clock | 11.47 | 14.07 | top 32.4% | 120 / 303 | |
| 3×3 | 21.74 | 29.04 | top 44.7% | 933 / 2,095 | |
| Skewb | 9.76 | 11.89 | top 53.4% | 378 / 666 | |
| 4×4 | 1:29.59 | 1:53.71 | top 63.3% | 437 / 722 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:00.58 | — | top 84.2% | 496 / 600 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 19 Jul 2024Five personal bests in one day at NZ North Island Championship 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Te Atatū Newcomers Open 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024Six personal bests in one day at A New Year in Auckland 2024.
- 28 Jan 2023First sub-30 3×3: 29.25 at A New Year in Hamilton 2023.
- 9 Dec 2022First competition: New Zealand Nationals 2022. A 38.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NZ North Island Championship 2024 · 19 Jul 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Te Atatū Newcomers Open 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- A New Year in Auckland 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- A New Year in Hamilton 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022
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.
- Brandon Harris — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ashley Foster — met in 39 rounds, never finished ahead
- Oscar McEvoy — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.