People · China
Fan Meng (孟凡)
3×3 · top 7.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016MENG09
Fan Meng (孟凡) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.97, set at Wuhu Open 2018, puts him in the top 7.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,877th in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since November 2016, he has put 242 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 52% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. Fan has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.97 | 12.41 | top 7.4% | 2,877 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.70 | 4.79 | top 10.9% | 1,673 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 40.68 | 44.55 | top 12.9% | 1,396 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.04 | 6.05 | top 13.4% | 1,589 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 32 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 216 / 1,058 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.07 | 24.52 | top 23.4% | 2,331 / 5,922 | |
| Megaminx | 2:16.05 | 2:31.05 | top 54.3% | 1,377 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:42.74 | — | early days — 1 solve | 887 / 1,183 | |
| Clock | 27.35 | — | top 80.9% | 1,662 / 1,843 | |
| Skewb | 15.95 | 20.89 | top 81.2% | 4,127 / 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. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 24 Nov 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.97 at Wuhu Open 2018.
- 24 Nov 2018Six personal bests in one day at Wuhu Open 2018.
- 5 Oct 2017Four personal bests in one day at Hefei Open 2017.
- 6 Nov 2016First competition: Wuhan Open 2016. A 12.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wuhu Open 2018 · 24 Nov 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Wuxi Try to Get a Mean 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Spring 2018 · 30 Apr 2018
- FMC Asia 2017 · 9 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- HUST Special Cubes Open 2017 · 15 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Hefei Open 2017 · 5 Oct 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Coconut Island Open 2017 · 6 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Huaibei Open 2017 · 21 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Anhui University Smart Open 2017 · 11 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Dongguan Open 2017 · 22 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Wuhan Open 2016 · 6 Nov 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.
- Shenghai Fang (方胜海) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Xinyun Chen (陈新运) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.97 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.