People · China
Fang Qin (秦方)
3×3 Fewest Moves · top 8.0% of 12,294 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008QINF01
Fang Qin (秦方) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3 Fewest Moves: a personal-best single of 27 moves, set at PKU Fewest Moves 2010, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 12,294 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 79th in China. Across 14 competitions since November 2008, he has put 276 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.52 in November 2008 to 13.38, a 38% improvement. Fang 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 27 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 79 / 1,058 | |
| 3×3 | 13.38 | 17.20 | top 18.8% | 7,311 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 4.63 | 6.79 | top 34.6% | 5,947 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.19 | 34.94 | top 44.8% | 3,992 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 1:54.36 | 2:13.97 | top 45.6% | 1,964 / 2,816 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.21 | 1:25.87 | top 56.1% | 4,840 / 5,926 | |
| 6×6 | 3:52.30 | 4:05.56 | top 62.9% | 1,113 / 1,349 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.87 | 16.22 | top 72.2% | 7,229 / 10,224 | |
| 7×7 | 6:20.55 | 6:24.17 | top 72.3% | 1,108 / 1,261 | |
| Megaminx | 3:07.40 | 3:36.38 | top 76.8% | 1,580 / 1,678 | |
| Square-1 | 1:13.56 | 1:41.80 | top 90.4% | 1,336 / 1,362 | |
| Clock | 1:02.58 | 1:22.23 | top 98.8% | 1,837 / 1,843 |
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 Jul 2010First sub-15 3×3: 13.38 at Inner Mongolia 2010.
- 9 May 2010Three personal bests in one day at Alpha Cube BUAA Open 2010.
- 20 Dec 2009Five personal bests in one day at Beijing Winter 2009.
- 2 May 2009Seven personal bests in one day at Beijing Metropolis Open 2009.
- 21 Feb 2009First sub-20 3×3: 18.38 at Beijing Spring Open 2009.
- 21 Feb 2009Three personal bests in one day at Beijing Spring Open 2009.
Competitions
- Beijing Spring 2014 · 19 Apr 2014
- German Open 2013 · 20 Apr 2013
- Beijing Footsteps 2011 · 15 May 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing No Cubes 2010 · 28 Nov 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Mangshan National Forest Park Open 2010 · 28 Aug 2010
- Inner Mongolia 2010 · 24 Jul 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Side Events Supplement 2010 · 23 May 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Alpha Cube BUAA Open 2010 · 9 May 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- PKU Fewest Moves 2010 · 10 Apr 2010
- Beijing Winter 2009 · 20 Dec 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer Open 2009 · 16 Aug 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Metropolis Open 2009 · 2 May 2009 — 7 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring Open 2009 · 21 Feb 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Fall Open 2008 · 2 Nov 2008
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.
- Fubo Wang (王富博) — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Yunqi Ouyang (欧阳韵奇) — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yi Ren (任逸) — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.38 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.