People · United States
Andrew Kang
3×3 · top 4.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2006 · 2006KANG01
Andrew Kang has been competing for 20 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.91, set at Battle of Lexington 2010, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,597th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since March 2006, he has put 414 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.40 in March 2006 to 8.91, a 38% improvement. Andrew has entered 15 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.91 | 10.87 | top 4.7% | 2,597 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.59 | 6.40 | top 9.8% | 3,865 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.34 | 19.21 | top 13.4% | 1,738 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 42.30 | 49.45 | top 14.9% | 2,230 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.96 | 1:38.57 | top 28.9% | 2,272 / 9,401 |
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 Jul 2010Four personal bests in one day at Marietta Open 2010.
- 26 Jun 2010First sub-10 3×3: 8.91 at Battle of Lexington 2010.
- 21 Mar 2009Four personal bests in one day at Chattahoochee Spring competition 2009.
- 19 Jul 2008Three personal bests in one day at US Nationals and Open 2008.
- 24 Mar 2007Three personal bests in one day at Chattahoochee Spring competition 2007.
- 21 Oct 2006Six personal bests in one day at G-Wiz Fall competition 2006.
Competitions
- Indiana 2013 · 24 Aug 2013
- Marietta Open 2011 · 30 Jul 2011
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Marietta Open 2010 · 31 Jul 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Battle of Lexington 2010 · 26 Jun 2010 — 1 personal best set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009 · 9 Oct 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Horizons Open 2009 · 20 Jun 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Chattahoochee Spring competition 2009 · 21 Mar 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Decatur Open 2008 · 18 Oct 2008 — 1 personal best set
- US Nationals and Open 2008 · 19 Jul 2008 — 3 personal bests set
- Chattahoochee Spring competition 2008 · 29 Mar 2008 — 1 personal best set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2007 · 5 Oct 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- Chattahoochee Spring competition 2007 · 24 Mar 2007 — 3 personal bests set
- G-Wiz Fall competition 2006 · 21 Oct 2006 — 6 personal bests set
- Chattahoochee Spring competition 2006 · 11 Mar 2006 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Chris Tran — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 38 times
- Hadley Sheffield — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
- Dan Dzoan — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.