People · Canada
Erick Tian
3×3 · top 2.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2016 · 2016TIAN01
Erick Tian has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.59, set at Northern Neck Winter 2020, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 219th in Canada. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since January 2016, he has put 490 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 58% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.06 in January 2016 to 7.59, a 37% improvement. Erick has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.59 | 9.28 | top 2.1% | 219 / 10,502 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.01 | 15.46 | top 4.5% | 101 / 2,632 | |
| 2×2 | 2.27 | 3.64 | top 6.8% | 444 / 7,245 | |
| 4×4 | 35.18 | 41.79 | top 6.9% | 162 / 3,180 | |
| Skewb | 4.66 | 6.00 | top 15.7% | 336 / 2,928 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.60 | 1:40.75 | top 28.7% | 363 / 1,546 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.83 | 12.08 | top 34.8% | 1,597 / 4,913 | |
| Megaminx | 1:51.69 | 2:05.43 | top 41.4% | 451 / 1,393 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 140 / 284 | |
| Square-1 | 31.66 | 39.24 | top 52.6% | 478 / 973 | |
| 6×6 | 3:30.75 | 3:39.81 | top 55.1% | 307 / 683 | |
| 7×7 | 6:58.55 | 7:09.13 | top 80.0% | 389 / 519 | |
| Clock | 44.00 | — | early days — 3 solves | 994 / 1,057 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 9:45.70 | — | early days — 1 solve | 352 / 362 |
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
- 4 Jan 2020Three personal bests in one day at Northern Neck Winter 2020.
- 2 Apr 2017Four personal bests in one day at Slow N Steady Spring 2017.
- 30 Apr 2016First sub-10 3×3: 8.38 at Severna Park Spring 2016.
- 30 Apr 2016Six personal bests in one day at Severna Park Spring 2016.
- 30 Jan 2016First competition: Slow N Steady Winter 2016. A 12.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Northern Neck Winter 2020 · 4 Jan 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Virginia Qualifier 2019 · 27 Apr 2019
- Northern Neck Winter 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- TJHSST Fall 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- TJHSST Fall 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Severna Park Summer 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- EZ Cubes Spring 2017 · 27 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- NovaCube 2017 · 29 Apr 2017
- Slow N Steady Spring 2017 · 2 Apr 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- TJHSST Fall 2016 · 19 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Spring 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Severna Park Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Winter 2016 · 30 Jan 2016 — 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.
- Corey Sakowski — met in 92 rounds, finished ahead 47 times
- Will Callan — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Ray Bai — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 1.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.