People · China
Bangyan Hu (胡邦彦)
2×2 · top 1.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2014 · 2014HUBA01
Bangyan Hu (胡邦彦) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.43, set at GDSY Open 2017, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 214th in China. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since April 2014, he has put 130 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.02 in April 2014 to 13.39, a 36% improvement. Bangyan has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.43 | 4.94 | top 1.9% | 214 / 15,796 | |
| Megaminx | 53.78 | 1:03.80 | top 6.8% | 160 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 | 13.39 | 16.95 | top 18.8% | 7,324 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.29 | — | top 38.9% | 3,785 / 5,926 | |
| Skewb | 7.78 | 9.22 | top 39.6% | 2,364 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.11 | 34.45 | top 42.2% | 3,844 / 5,922 |
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
- 26 Mar 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.39 at GDSY Open 2017.
- 26 Mar 2017Three personal bests in one day at GDSY Open 2017.
- 2 Oct 2015First sub-20 3×3: 19.28 at China Championship 2015.
- 2 Oct 2015Four personal bests in one day at China Championship 2015.
- 20 Apr 2014First competition: Guangzhou Cube Splashing Day 2014. A 21.02 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- New Jersey Championship 2024 · 25 May 2024
- Anaheim Qualifier 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Guangdong Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018
- Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2018 · 6 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- GDSY Open 2017 · 26 Mar 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Guangzhou Cube Splashing Day 2014 · 20 Apr 2014
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.
- Mo Ji (季默) — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mingtao Wu (吴铭涛) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-50 Megaminx single — 1,776 people have one; it is 3.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.