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Takumi Kato (加藤匠) vs Kantaro Sakamoto (坂本貫太郎)

Two careers, 147 shared rounds, one running count. Everything below comes from the official results the two of them posted in the same rounds of the same competitions.

Takumi Kato (加藤匠) (Japan) and Kantaro Sakamoto (坂本貫太郎) (Japan) have met in 147 rounds across 29 competitions since 2024. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Kantaro Sakamoto (坂本貫太郎) leads Takumi Kato (加藤匠): 100 finishes in front to 45 and 2 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 12 shared events, Kantaro Sakamoto (坂本貫太郎) holds the faster single in 7, Takumi Kato (加藤匠) in 5.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventTakumi Kato (加藤匠) singleaverageKantaro Sakamoto (坂本貫太郎) singleaverage
3×36.618.284.876.38
2×22.203.131.702.47
4×427.9335.3329.3533.76
5×51:00.441:05.401:01.521:05.59
6×61:57.562:12.132:21.472:36.70
7×73:14.023:24.014:07.644:19.22
3×3 one-handed7.249.689.1211.45
Clock7.288.576.197.41
Megaminx59.651:02.7542.9147.05
Pyraminx3.343.752.703.51
Skewb3.296.032.623.57
Square-122.0128.7910.8413.35

Year by year

every meeting, 147 rounds in all
20242026busiest year: 66 meetings2024: 162025: 662026: 65

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundTakumi Kato (加藤匠)Kantaro Sakamoto (坂本貫太郎)ahead
2026Kanto Summer 20263×3Second round10.037.72Kantaro Sakamoto (坂本貫太郎)
2026Kanto Summer 20263×3First round10.116.76Kantaro Sakamoto (坂本貫太郎)
2026Kanto Summer 20263×3 one-handedSecond round11.0912.85Takumi Kato (加藤匠)
2026Kanto Summer 20263×3 one-handedFinal9.9612.95Takumi Kato (加藤匠)
2026Kanto Summer 20263×3 one-handedFirst round10.1512.96Takumi Kato (加藤匠)
2026Kanto Summer 2026Square-1Final29.5414.77Kantaro Sakamoto (坂本貫太郎)
2026Kansai Mega Day 20263×3First round9.687.32Kantaro Sakamoto (坂本貫太郎)
2026Kansai Mega Day 20263×3Final9.716.54Kantaro Sakamoto (坂本貫太郎)
2026Kansai Mega Day 20263×3Second round9.067.24Kantaro Sakamoto (坂本貫太郎)
2026Kansai Mega Day 2026MegaminxSecond round1:05.0150.68Kantaro Sakamoto (坂本貫太郎)
2026Kansai Mega Day 2026MegaminxFirst round1:06.7351.12Kantaro Sakamoto (坂本貫太郎)
2026Maru Cube Day Taiwan 20262×2Second round3.392.48Kantaro Sakamoto (坂本貫太郎)
2026Maru Cube Day Taiwan 20262×2First round4.082.47Kantaro Sakamoto (坂本貫太郎)
2026Maru Cube Day Taiwan 20263×3Second round10.936.89Kantaro Sakamoto (坂本貫太郎)

Full careers: Takumi Kato (加藤匠) · Kantaro Sakamoto (坂本貫太郎). A meeting is a round of one event at one competition where both finished with a counted result. Who finished ahead follows official placing in the round: rounds played to an average are won on the average, best-of rounds on the single.