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Takeshi Akuzawa (阿久沢剛史)
3×3 · top 43.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2005 · 2005AKUZ01
Takeshi Akuzawa (阿久沢剛史) has been competing for 21 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 21.11, set at Japan Open 2016, puts him in the top 43.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,591st in Japan. Across 14 competitions since September 2005, he has put 76 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.26 in September 2005 to 21.11, a 38% improvement. Takeshi has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 21.11 | 23.46 | top 43.0% | 1,591 / 3,329 | |
| 2×2 | 7.56 | 16.08 | top 64.8% | 745 / 1,021 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:45.31 | — | early days — 3 solves | 266 / 282 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 3 cubes · 26:18 | — | early days — 1 solve | 116 / 128 | |
| 4×4 | 2:59.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 655 / 667 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 63 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 198 / 201 |
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
- 31 Mar 2007First sub-30 3×3: 29.31 at Osaka Rubik's Cube contest 2007.
- 3 Sep 2005First competition: Japanese Championship 2005. A 34.26 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Japan Championship 2018 · 22 Dec 2018
- Japan Open 2016 · 9 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Japan Open 2015 · 21 Sep 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Matsudo Open 2010 · 23 Oct 2010
- Japan Open 2009 · 1 Aug 2009
- Amagasaki Open 2009 · 12 Jan 2009
- Japan Open 2008 · 4 Oct 2008
- Kashiwa Open 2008 · 5 May 2008 — 1 personal best set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2007 · 5 Oct 2007 — 1 personal best set
- Japan Open 2007 · 28 Jul 2007
- Osaka Rubik's Cube contest 2007 · 31 Mar 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- Japanese Championship 2006 · 12 Nov 2006 — 1 personal best set
- Tokyo Open 2006 · 30 Jul 2006 — 1 personal best set
- Japanese Championship 2005 · 3 Sep 2005
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.
- Fumiki Koseki (古関章記) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平) — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yu Araki (荒木由布) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.11 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 1.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.