People · Malaysia
David Tan
3×3 · top 11.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2009 · 2009TAND02
David Tan has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.28, set at Cyber Open 2011, puts him in the top 11.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 614th in Malaysia. Across 6 competitions since November 2009, he has put 164 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 91% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.13 in November 2009 to 11.28, a 38% improvement. David 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 | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.28 | 12.02 | top 11.4% | 614 / 3,825 | |
| 2×2 | 3.56 | 4.53 | top 21.0% | 592 / 2,582 | |
| 4×4 | 53.55 | 58.57 | top 29.1% | 473 / 1,228 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.41 | 32.83 | top 47.6% | 781 / 1,350 | |
| Square-1 | 43.27 | 59.40 | top 69.1% | 281 / 365 | |
| 5×5 | 3:03.08 | — | early days — 2 solves | 540 / 623 | |
| Pyraminx | 17.03 | 20.50 | top 87.8% | 1,608 / 1,746 |
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
- 27 Aug 2011Three personal bests in one day at Cube Fever 2011.
- 11 Jun 2011Three personal bests in one day at Cyber Open 2011.
- 18 Dec 2010Five personal bests in one day at Malaysian Cube Open 2010.
- 5 Jun 2010First sub-15 3×3: 13.63 at Johor Rubik's Cube Open 2010.
- 5 Jun 2010Four personal bests in one day at Johor Rubik's Cube Open 2010.
- 28 Nov 2009First competition: Malaysian Open 2009. A 18.13 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube Fever 2011 · 27 Aug 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Cyber Open 2011 · 11 Jun 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- NUS Rubik's Cube Competition 2011 · 20 Feb 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Malaysian Cube Open 2010 · 18 Dec 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Johor Rubik's Cube Open 2010 · 5 Jun 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Malaysian Open 2009 · 28 Nov 2009
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.
- Wang Junwen (王俊文) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Francis Wong Jia Yen — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Howard Wong Jun Yen (黄俊仁) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.28 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.