People · China
Langfan Wu (吴朗樊)
3×3 · top 4.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016WULA01
Langfan Wu (吴朗樊) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.64, set at Dalian Spring 2019, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,531st in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 21 competitions since October 2016, he has put 543 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.88 in October 2016 to 8.64, a 54% improvement. Langfan has entered 21 competitions, more competitions than 97% 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 | 8.64 | 10.99 | top 4.0% | 1,531 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 1.90 | 3.60 | top 4.1% | 546 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.46 | 6.36 | top 10.0% | 1,188 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 6.24 | 10.53 | top 27.6% | 1,709 / 5,004 | |
| 4×4 | 1:34.97 | — | early days — 1 solve | 5,300 / 5,926 |
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
- 30 Apr 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.95 at Nanjing Spring 2018.
- 12 Nov 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.07 at Tianjin Open 2016.
- 12 Nov 2016Three personal bests in one day at Tianjin Open 2016.
- 1 Oct 2016First competition: Asian Championship 2016. A 18.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019
- Dalian Spring 2019 · 21 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Open 2018 · 27 Oct 2018
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018
- Shenyang Summer 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Shenyang Open 2018 · 23 Jun 2018
- Harbin Open 2018 · 9 Jun 2018
- Dalian Open 2018 · 27 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Spring 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Qinhuangdao Open 2018 · 22 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Fushun Open 2018 · 28 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Taiyuan Autumn 2017 · 15 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Inner Mongolia Summer 2017 · 5 Aug 2017
- China Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- ZUST Open 2017 · 10 Jun 2017
- Tangshan Open 2017 · 28 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Shenyang Spring 2017 · 13 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2017 · 2 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenyang Winter 2016 · 11 Dec 2016
- Tianjin Open 2016 · 12 Nov 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016
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.
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 82 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yezhen Han (韩业臻) — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Zongyang Li (李宗阳) — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.