People · China
Fangjian Shang (尚方剑)
Pyraminx · top 14.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2012 · 2012SHAN03
Fangjian Shang (尚方剑) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.20, set at Asian Championship 2016, puts him in the top 14.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,708th in China. Across 6 competitions since December 2012, he has put 109 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.45 in December 2012 to 14.05, a 37% improvement. Fangjian 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.20 | 7.33 | top 14.4% | 1,708 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 14.05 | 17.23 | top 21.1% | 8,160 / 28,153 | |
| Megaminx | 1:24.60 | 1:32.20 | top 24.7% | 758 / 1,678 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.90 | 1:17.51 | top 43.9% | 4,134 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.65 | 44.00 | top 60.2% | 4,887 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 7.06 | 8.59 | top 60.9% | 10,222 / 15,796 | |
| Clock | 26.26 | 39.81 | top 78.9% | 1,633 / 1,843 | |
| 5×5 | 3:12.97 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,698 / 2,816 | |
| Skewb | 21.14 | 23.53 | top 91.3% | 4,482 / 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
- 19 Apr 2014First sub-15 3×3: 14.74 at Beijing Spring 2014.
- 17 Nov 2013First sub-20 3×3: 18.43 at TUT 2013.
- 17 Nov 2013Three personal bests in one day at TUT 2013.
- 23 Dec 2012First competition: Tianjin Winter 2012. A 22.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tianjin Open 2016 · 12 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Tianjin University Open 2015 · 26 Apr 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Spring 2014 · 19 Apr 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- TUT 2013 · 17 Nov 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Tianjin Winter 2012 · 23 Dec 2012 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Congjian Zhang (张丛健) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Chen Kang (亢晨) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Muyi Yang (杨慕屹) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.