People · China
Kewei Qin (秦可为)
2×2 · top 7.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016QINK01
Kewei Qin (秦可为) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.37, set at China Championship 2018, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,126th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since October 2016, he has put 129 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.18 in October 2016 to 2.37, a 43% improvement. Kewei has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 2.37 | 3.95 | top 7.7% | 1,126 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 | 10.82 | 13.15 | top 10.0% | 3,975 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 48.85 | 55.88 | top 23.3% | 2,535 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.67 | 24.57 | top 27.9% | 2,775 / 5,994 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 46 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 820 / 1,071 |
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
- 7 Dec 2019Three personal bests in one day at Beijing Winter 2019.
- 2 Oct 2018Five personal bests in one day at China Championship 2018.
- 24 Jun 2017First sub-20 3×3: 11.54 at Beijing Open 2017.
- 24 Jun 2017First sub-15 3×3: 11.54 at Beijing Open 2017.
- 1 Oct 2016First competition: Asian Championship 2016. A 20.37 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026 · 1 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter 2019 · 7 Dec 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 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.
- Hang Li (李航) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yunke Zhang (张云柯) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.