People · United States
Alan Tan
3×3 · top 21.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2008 · 2008TANA01
Alan Tan has been competing for 19 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.22, set at Berkeley Fall 2008, puts him in the top 21.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,767th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since February 2008, he has put 43 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 25% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.86 in February 2008 to 14.22, a 47% improvement. Alan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 14.22 | 17.09 | top 21.7% | 11,767 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:43.96 | 2:01.27 | top 73.2% | 13,251 / 19,072 |
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
- 15 Nov 2008First sub-15 3×3: 14.22 at Berkeley Fall 2008.
- 15 Nov 2008Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Fall 2008.
- 26 Apr 2008First sub-20 3×3: 18.80 at Berkeley Spring competition 2008.
- 16 Feb 2008First competition: EPGY California Open 2008. A 26.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkeley Winter 2011 · 12 Feb 2011
- San Francisco Open 2009 · 18 Jan 2009
- Berkeley Fall 2008 · 15 Nov 2008 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring competition 2008 · 26 Apr 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- EPGY California Open 2008 · 16 Feb 2008
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.
- Michael Gottlieb — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Dan Dzoan — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Cameron Almasi — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.22 away.
- A sub-1:30 4×4 single — 53,325 people have one; it is 13.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.