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Yoshihiro Ootsu (大津嘉寛)

3×3 · top 99.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2005 · 2005OOTS02

Yoshihiro Ootsu (大津嘉寛) has been competing for 21 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 1:59.06, set at Tokyo Open 2006, puts him in the top 99.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,290th in Japan. Across 2 competitions since September 2005, he has put 3 official solves on the record across one event. His 3×3 best has come down from 2:17.20 in September 2005 to 1:59.06, a 13% improvement. Yoshihiro has entered two competitions.

3×3
best event — top 99.3% of 284,439 all-time
1:59.06
signature single · Tokyo Open 2006
3
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingJapan
3×31:59.06
early days — 3 solves3,290 / 3,329

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

Japanese Championship 2005: 2:17.20Tokyo Open 2006: 1:59.061:59.062:17.203 Sep 200530 Jul 2006

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-1:30 3×3 single — 278,641 people have one; it is 29.06 away.

Targets move as he improves.