People · China
Houwang Bian (边厚望)
2×2 · top 12.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2009 · 2009BIAN01
Houwang Bian (边厚望) has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.82, set at Yangling Open 2014, puts him in the top 12.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,903rd in China. Across 7 competitions since June 2009, he has put 110 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.90 in June 2009 to 12.79, a 20% improvement. Houwang has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.82 | 5.97 | top 12.2% | 1,903 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 12.79 | 13.81 | top 16.7% | 6,552 / 28,153 | |
| Skewb | 8.08 | 11.37 | top 41.9% | 2,470 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.44 | 48.78 | top 68.7% | 5,271 / 5,922 |
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
- 14 Apr 2013First sub-15 3×3: 14.55 at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2013.
- 28 Jun 2009First competition: Xi'an Open 2009. A 15.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- China Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- XJTU Open 2016 · 27 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Winter Open 2014 · 7 Dec 2014
- Yangling Open 2014 · 8 Nov 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2013 · 14 Apr 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Spring 2010 · 4 Apr 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Open 2009 · 28 Jun 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.
- Donglei Li (李冬雷) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Haowei Fan (樊浩玮) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yan Jin (金岩) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.