People · Canada
Ken Jiang
Pyraminx · top 8.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2015 · 2015JIAN03
Ken Jiang has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.18, set at Toronto Limited Summer 2016, puts him in the top 8.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 307th in Canada. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since March 2015, he has put 283 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.38 in December 2015 to 2.72, a 38% improvement. Ken 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.18 | 5.67 | top 8.6% | 307 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.29 | 20.05 | top 10.9% | 243 / 2,620 | |
| 3×3 | 11.14 | 11.52 | top 10.9% | 1,015 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 2.72 | 3.44 | top 11.1% | 736 / 7,173 | |
| Skewb | 4.54 | 6.07 | top 14.8% | 320 / 2,907 | |
| 4×4 | 43.35 | 49.34 | top 16.2% | 409 / 3,118 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.22 | 1:35.10 | top 23.5% | 278 / 1,499 | |
| Megaminx | 1:28.28 | 1:56.81 | top 27.1% | 253 / 1,375 | |
| Square-1 | 35.18 | 45.98 | top 58.8% | 527 / 952 | |
| 7×7 | 5:34.69 | 5:46.71 | early days — 3 solves | 263 / 503 | |
| 6×6 | 3:55.12 | 4:02.26 | early days — 3 solves | 364 / 665 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 23 Sep 2017Three personal bests in one day at Battle of Waterloo 2017.
- 4 Feb 2017Five personal bests in one day at Montreal Open Winter 2017.
- 20 Aug 2016Six personal bests in one day at Toronto Limited Summer 2016.
- 26 Mar 2016Six personal bests in one day at Atlantic Open 2016.
- 5 Dec 2015First sub-30 3×3: 16.23 at Atlantic Open Fall 2015.
- 5 Dec 2015First sub-20 3×3: 16.23 at Atlantic Open Fall 2015.
Competitions
- Battle of Waterloo 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Montreal Open Winter 2017 · 4 Feb 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Toronto Limited Summer 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Atlantic Open 2016 · 26 Mar 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Atlantic Open Fall 2015 · 5 Dec 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Atlantic Open 2015 · 28 Mar 2015
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.
- Max Jiang — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 21 times · head to head
- Jonathan Tan Wei Xiat — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Liam Orovec — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 1.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.