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Arlen Tan

2×2 · top 17.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2011 · 2011TANA02

Arlen Tan has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.31, set at Taylor's Cube Open 2012, puts him in the top 17.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 501st in Malaysia. Across 3 competitions since June 2011, he has put 68 official solves on the record across five events. His 2×2 best has come down from 7.50 in June 2011 to 3.31, a 56% improvement. Arlen has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 17.9% of 186,767 all-time
3.31
signature single · Taylor's Cube Open 2012
68
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingMalaysia
2×23.314.41
top 17.9%501 / 2,541
3×314.3817.56
top 22.3%1,169 / 3,773
4×41:08.431:13.17
top 45.3%699 / 1,219
3×3 one-handed31.8441.16
top 50.8%811 / 1,327
5×53:03.30
early days — 3 solves536 / 617

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

Cyber Open 2011: 7.50Cyber Open 2012: 6.13Taylor's Cube Open 2012: 3.313.317.5011 Jun 201128 Jul 2012

Best single per competition, 2×2. 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.

The circuit

The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.

Next targets

  • A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
  • A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.38 away.

Targets move as he improves.