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Takuro Kawamoto (川本琢朗)
3×3 · top 18.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2012 · 2012KAWA02
Takuro Kawamoto (川本琢朗) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.16, set at Kansai Open 2014, puts him in the top 18.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 758th in Japan. Across 12 competitions since May 2012, he has put 230 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.80 in May 2012 to 13.16, a 62% improvement. Takuro has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 13.16 | 16.90 | top 18.0% | 758 / 3,329 | |
| Megaminx | 1:20.43 | 1:28.28 | top 22.1% | 136 / 313 | |
| 4×4 | 56.03 | 1:00.11 | top 32.0% | 317 / 667 | |
| 2×2 | 4.47 | 6.47 | top 32.5% | 411 / 1,021 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.83 | 11.41 | top 34.8% | 351 / 688 | |
| 5×5 | 2:08.56 | 2:13.30 | top 54.6% | 279 / 420 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 139 / 201 | |
| Square-1 | 37.61 | 58.36 | top 62.2% | 192 / 245 | |
| 6×6 | 4:52.65 | 5:14.58 | early days — 3 solves | 181 / 209 | |
| 7×7 | 7:06.40 | 8:10.03 | early days — 3 solves | 159 / 188 |
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
- 6 Apr 2013First sub-15 3×3: 14.18 at Cherry Blossom Viewing Open 2013.
- 23 Mar 2013Four personal bests in one day at Kansai Open 2013.
- 24 Nov 2012Three personal bests in one day at West Japan Big Cube 2012.
- 27 Oct 2012First sub-20 3×3: 19.71 at East Osaka 2012.
- 27 Oct 2012Four personal bests in one day at East Osaka 2012.
- 7 Jul 2012First sub-30 3×3: 23.68 at Kansai Star Festival 2012.
Competitions
- Kansai Open 2014 · 21 Mar 2014 — 1 personal best set
- East Osaka 2013 · 15 Sep 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Kansai Star Festival 2013 · 7 Jul 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Japan Open 2013 · 1 Jun 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Cherry Blossom Viewing Open 2013 · 6 Apr 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Kansai Open 2013 · 23 Mar 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- West Japan Big Cube 2012 · 24 Nov 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- East Osaka 2012 · 27 Oct 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Japan Open 2012 · 16 Sep 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Camp in Kanazawa 2012 · 17 Aug 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Kansai Star Festival 2012 · 7 Jul 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Kyotanabe Open 2012 · 26 May 2012
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.
- Hideki Niina (新名秀樹) — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Nobuaki Suga (菅信昭) — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.16 away.
- A sub-1:00 Megaminx single — 3,483 people have one; it is 20.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.