People · United States
Ken Yuan
3×3 · top 15.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2008 · 2008YUAN02
Ken Yuan has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.41, set at UIUC Spring 2011, puts him in the top 15.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,200th in the United States. Across 9 competitions since March 2008, he has put 204 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 92% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.81 in March 2008 to 12.41, a 43% improvement. Ken has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.41 | 15.10 | top 15.3% | 8,200 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.58 | 5.73 | top 34.0% | 13,523 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.84 | 17.18 | top 43.4% | 12,448 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.80 | 38.87 | top 50.7% | 6,994 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:21.41 | 1:28.64 | top 57.1% | 9,830 / 19,072 |
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
- 29 Jan 2011Five personal bests in one day at UIUC Spring 2011.
- 17 Jul 2010Three personal bests in one day at Cat and Mouse 2010.
- 6 Feb 2010First sub-15 3×3: 12.94 at Chicago Open 2010.
- 9 Aug 2009First sub-20 3×3: 19.93 at Shanghai Weisuo Open 2009.
- 29 Mar 2008First competition: Chattahoochee Spring competition 2008. A 22.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wiscube 2014 · 6 Sep 2014
- UIUC Spring 2011 · 29 Jan 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Marietta Open 2010 · 31 Jul 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Cat and Mouse 2010 · 17 Jul 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Iowa Open 2010 · 24 Apr 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Indiana Winter 2010 · 27 Feb 2010
- Chicago Open 2010 · 6 Feb 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Shanghai Weisuo Open 2009 · 9 Aug 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Chattahoochee Spring competition 2008 · 29 Mar 2008 — 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.
- John Brechon — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Ben Beer — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Chester Lian — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.