People · United States
Taiyo Shigehara
3×3 · top 9.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2019 · 2019SHIG03
Taiyo Shigehara has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.80, set at Washtenaw Spring B 2023, puts him in the top 9.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,360th in the United States. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2019, he has put 75 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.66 in October 2019 to 10.80, a 71% improvement. Taiyo has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.80 | 12.05 | top 9.9% | 5,360 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 43.78 | 54.38 | top 16.8% | 2,540 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 3.39 | 4.36 | top 18.9% | 7,396 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 12.42 | 19.25 | top 68.1% | 12,774 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.78 | 13.63 | top 71.7% | 21,237 / 28,708 |
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
- 9 Apr 2023First sub-15 3×3: 11.77 at Washtenaw Spring B 2023.
- 9 Apr 2023Five personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Spring B 2023.
- 22 Feb 2020First sub-20 3×3: 19.93 at Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2020.
- 16 Nov 2019First sub-30 3×3: 27.75 at Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2019.
- 5 Oct 2019First competition: Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2019. A 36.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Washtenaw Spring B 2023 · 9 Apr 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2019 · 5 Oct 2019
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.
- Luke Garrett — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Stanley Chapel — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Seth Rowell — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 3.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.