People · China
Ge Song (宋鸽)
Clock · top 8.7% of 32,048 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008SONG01
Ge Song (宋鸽) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 6.40, set at Beijing No Cubes 2010, puts him in the top 8.7% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 187th in China. Until June 2010, no official Clock solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since November 2008, he has put 314 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.30 in November 2008 to 14.91, a 36% improvement. Ge 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 6.40 | 7.95 | top 8.7% | 187 / 1,843 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.21 | 9.60 | top 14.5% | 1,714 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 14.91 | 17.05 | top 24.1% | 9,141 / 28,153 | |
| Square-1 | 23.31 | 31.16 | top 35.4% | 595 / 1,362 | |
| 2×2 | 5.00 | 6.58 | top 39.3% | 6,780 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.78 | 43.89 | top 50.7% | 4,369 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.72 | 1:26.57 | top 51.3% | 4,594 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 2:03.56 | 2:13.52 | top 51.5% | 2,130 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 48 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 864 / 1,058 | |
| Megaminx | 3:04.59 | 3:38.98 | top 76.0% | 1,577 / 1,678 | |
| 7×7 | 6:45.83 | 8:19.93 | top 77.5% | 1,158 / 1,261 | |
| 6×6 | 5:13.34 | 5:36.27 | early days — 3 solves | 1,297 / 1,349 |
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
- 28 Nov 2010Three personal bests in one day at Beijing No Cubes 2010.
- 23 May 2010Five personal bests in one day at Beijing Side Events Supplement 2010.
- 9 May 2010Three personal bests in one day at Alpha Cube BUAA Open 2010.
- 8 Nov 2009First sub-15 3×3: 14.91 at Harbin Open 2009.
- 8 Nov 2009Four personal bests in one day at Harbin Open 2009.
- 16 Aug 2009Six personal bests in one day at Beijing Summer Open 2009.
Competitions
- Beijing February Open 2011 · 20 Feb 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing No Cubes 2010 · 28 Nov 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Side Events Supplement 2010 · 23 May 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Alpha Cube BUAA Open 2010 · 9 May 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter 2009 · 20 Dec 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Harbin Open 2009 · 8 Nov 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer Open 2009 · 16 Aug 2009 — 6 personal bests set
- Duanwu Festival Open 2009 · 29 May 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Metropolis Open 2009 · 2 May 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Shijiazhuang Open 2009 · 15 Mar 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 53 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Yunqi Ouyang (欧阳韵奇) — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Clock single — 2,324 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.