People · China
Kai Song (宋凯)
3×3 one-handed · top 6.2% of 73,695 all-time · competing since September 2018 · 2018SONG34
Kai Song (宋凯) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 14.05, set at Taizhou Open 2019, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 586th in China. Until September 2009, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since September 2018, he has put 68 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. Kai has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 one-handed | 14.05 | 17.37 | top 6.2% | 586 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 | 10.90 | 12.53 | top 10.2% | 3,983 / 28,153 | |
| Megaminx | 2:04.93 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,284 / 1,678 |
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
- 18 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at Hangzhou Open 2019.
- 8 Sep 2018First competition: Jiujiang Open 2018. A 14.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Quanzhou Open 2019 · 25 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Taizhou Open 2019 · 3 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Open 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Jiujiang Open 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best 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.
- Lei Liu (刘磊) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yihan Chen (陈奕涵) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Qi Mi (米琦) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.05 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.