People · Australia
Christopher Tan
2×2 · top 6.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023TANC04
Christopher Tan has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.26, set at Speedy South Perth 2023, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 508th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since April 2023, he has put 148 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 60% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.31 in April 2023 to 15.42, a 16% improvement. Christopher has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.26 | 5.55 | top 6.7% | 508 / 8,567 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.52 | 10.38 | top 24.0% | 1,216 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 | 15.42 | 17.37 | top 25.8% | 2,364 / 11,709 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.69 | 1:26.18 | top 42.5% | 1,137 / 3,051 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.73 | 50.73 | top 69.0% | 1,636 / 2,659 | |
| 5×5 | 2:46.55 | — | top 73.3% | 1,035 / 1,356 | |
| Skewb | 20.03 | 42.52 | top 89.7% | 3,176 / 3,534 |
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
- 3 Feb 2024Four personal bests in one day at Murdoch University Open 2024.
- 26 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at WA Open 2023.
- 29 Apr 2023First competition: Perth Autumn 2023. A 19.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Murdoch University Open 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing by Quinns Beach 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedy South Perth 2023 · 19 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- WA Open 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Perth Time Trial 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Perth Autumn 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 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.
- Jaxon Foster — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tyler Williams — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
- Amy Smith — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.