People · China
Cong Wang (王聪)
Pyraminx · top 6.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since July 2013 · 2013WANG36
Cong Wang (王聪) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.73, set at Hefei Open 2015, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 755th in China. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2013, he has put 166 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 58% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.11 in July 2013 to 13.47, a 16% improvement. Cong 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.73 | 5.20 | top 6.4% | 755 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 13.47 | 15.60 | top 19.1% | 7,424 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 4.36 | 6.23 | top 31.1% | 5,326 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 57.40 | 1:03.73 | top 33.6% | 3,347 / 5,926 | |
| Skewb | 7.81 | 10.54 | top 39.8% | 2,372 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.27 | 33.99 | top 49.5% | 4,299 / 5,922 | |
| Clock | 31.25 | 36.94 | top 85.9% | 1,721 / 1,843 |
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
- 29 Dec 2013Four personal bests in one day at Shenyang Open 2013.
- 27 Oct 2013First sub-15 3×3: 14.94 at Dalian Open 2013.
- 14 Jul 2013First competition: Yingkou Open 2013. A 16.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hefei Open 2015 · 17 Jul 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenyang Open 2014 · 14 Dec 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Harbin Open 2014 · 25 May 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Shenyang Open 2013 · 29 Dec 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Dalian Open 2013 · 27 Oct 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Yingkou Open 2013 · 14 Jul 2013
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.
- Xiaobin Rui (芮晓彬) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Dongyi Li (李东毅) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.