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Caelan Tan
Pyraminx · top 6.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023TANC02
Caelan Tan has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.77, set at Solving by the Shannon 2023, puts him in the top 6.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 91st in Ireland. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since March 2023, he has put 109 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.87 in March 2023 to 10.91, a 15% improvement. Caelan has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.77 | 5.50 | top 6.6% | 91 / 911 | |
| 3×3 | 10.91 | 14.14 | top 10.2% | 157 / 1,427 | |
| 2×2 | 3.89 | 5.02 | top 25.1% | 325 / 1,163 | |
| Skewb | 6.50 | 10.66 | top 29.7% | 205 / 624 | |
| 4×4 | 1:41.06 | — | top 71.3% | 372 / 579 | |
| Megaminx | 3:18.46 | — | early days — 1 solve | 237 / 283 |
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
- 22 Jul 2023Four personal bests in one day at Solving by the Shannon 2023.
- 13 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at It's a Long Way to Tipperary 2023.
- 12 Mar 2023First competition: Turnin' in Termonfeckin Sunday 2023. A 12.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Solving by the Shannon 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- It's a Long Way to Tipperary 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Turnin' in Termonfeckin Sunday 2023 · 12 Mar 2023
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.
- Ben Timmons — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Cormac Coffey — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- William Carey — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.