People · China
Fan Yang (杨帆)
Pyraminx · top 7.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2009 · 2009YANG02
Fan Yang (杨帆) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.98, set at Xiamen Open 2018, puts him in the top 7.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 890th in China. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 21 competitions since February 2009, he has put 427 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 53% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.13 in February 2009 to 11.75, a 60% improvement. Fan has entered 21 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.98 | 6.75 | top 7.5% | 890 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 2.86 | 5.27 | top 12.7% | 1,983 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 11.75 | 13.95 | top 13.0% | 5,145 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.49 | 1:20.24 | top 47.4% | 4,359 / 5,926 | |
| Clock | 15.94 | 21.85 | top 51.6% | 1,206 / 1,843 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.80 | 39.69 | top 55.0% | 4,607 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 691 / 1,058 | |
| Skewb | 10.86 | 15.19 | top 60.0% | 3,279 / 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
- 25 Dec 2011Four personal bests in one day at Tianjin Open 2011.
- 21 Nov 2010First sub-15 3×3: 12.75 at Tianjin Open 2010.
- 21 Nov 2010Four personal bests in one day at Tianjin Open 2010.
- 16 Aug 2009First sub-20 3×3: 19.84 at Beijing Summer Open 2009.
- 21 Feb 2009First competition: Beijing Spring Open 2009. A 29.13 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xiamen Open 2018 · 9 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018
- Tianjin University Open 2014 · 7 Jun 2014
- Beijing Winter Open 2013 · 21 Dec 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- TUT 2013 · 17 Nov 2013
- Yingkou Open 2013 · 14 Jul 2013
- Tianjin Winter 2012 · 23 Dec 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Winter 2012 · 24 Nov 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2012 · 5 Oct 2012 — 1 personal best set
- China Tourism Day 2012 · 19 May 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Tianjin Open 2011 · 25 Dec 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Human Rights Day 2011 · 10 Dec 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer Open 2011 · 31 Jul 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing February Open 2011 · 20 Feb 2011
- Beijing Winter 2011 · 15 Jan 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing No Cubes 2010 · 28 Nov 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Tianjin Open 2010 · 21 Nov 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Alpha Cube BUAA Open 2010 · 9 May 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer Open 2009 · 16 Aug 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Metropolis Open 2009 · 2 May 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring Open 2009 · 21 Feb 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.
- Yuxuan Wang (王宇轩) — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 5 times · head to head
- Yuanzhao Kang (康远昭) — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
- Hongye Sun (孙虹烨) — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.