People · China
Dongfang Wang (王东方)
Megaminx · top 8.2% of 34,786 all-time · competing since July 2015 · 2015WANG55
Dongfang Wang (王东方) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 56.63, set at Nanjing Spring 2016, puts him in the top 8.2% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 195th in China. Until April 2010, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2015, he has put 193 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 one-handed best has come down from 21.11 in July 2015 to 16.10, a 24% improvement. Dongfang 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 56.63 | 1:03.84 | top 8.2% | 195 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.10 | 20.05 | top 10.5% | 1,021 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 | 11.70 | 14.96 | top 12.8% | 5,080 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 40.94 | 46.45 | top 13.2% | 1,430 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:24.97 | 1:33.04 | top 23.2% | 1,108 / 2,816 | |
| 2×2 | 4.09 | 5.32 | top 27.6% | 4,693 / 15,796 | |
| 7×7 | 4:08.96 | 4:33.43 | top 34.0% | 658 / 1,261 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.85 | 9.29 | top 35.0% | 3,833 / 10,224 | |
| Square-1 | 26.10 | 32.78 | top 41.7% | 715 / 1,362 | |
| 6×6 | 3:09.00 | — | early days — 3 solves | 882 / 1,349 | |
| Clock | 16.71 | 24.34 | top 54.4% | 1,260 / 1,843 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 691 / 1,058 | |
| Skewb | 14.78 | 17.41 | top 77.6% | 3,990 / 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, 3×3 one-handed. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 15 Jul 2016Six personal bests in one day at Hefei Open 2016.
- 30 Apr 2016Seven personal bests in one day at Nanjing Spring 2016.
- 17 Jul 2015First competition: Hefei Open 2015. A 12.74 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hefei Open 2016 · 15 Jul 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Nanchang Open 2016 · 10 Jul 2016
- Suzhou Open 2016 · 2 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 7 personal bests set
- Nanjing Autumn 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Hefei Open 2015 · 17 Jul 2015
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.
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Xiaobin Rui (芮晓彬) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-50 Megaminx single — 1,776 people have one; it is 6.63 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 1.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.