People · China
Chen Ruan (阮晨)
2×2 · top 7.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2014 · 2014RUAN02
Chen Ruan (阮晨) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.39, set at Hefei Spring 2019, puts him in the top 7.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,135th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2014, he has put 53 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 8.13 in May 2014 to 2.39, a 71% improvement. Chen 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.39 | 4.22 | top 7.9% | 1,135 / 15,796 | |
| Megaminx | 1:14.52 | 1:27.94 | top 18.3% | 555 / 1,678 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.34 | 12.81 | top 55.7% | 5,793 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 12.91 | 20.48 | top 70.3% | 3,689 / 5,004 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 23 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Hefei Spring 2019.
- 1 May 2014First competition: Hefei Spring 2014.
Competitions
- Hefei Spring 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- AnHui University Open 2015 · 29 Mar 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Hefei Spring 2014 · 1 May 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.
- Tao Hu (胡涛) — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Fengkai Zhang (张丰凯) — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lei Wang (汪磊) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-1:00 Megaminx single — 3,483 people have one; it is 14.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.