People · China
Linqiong Duan (段琳琼)
3×3 · top 46.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2009 · 2009DUAN01
Linqiong Duan (段琳琼) has been competing for 18 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 22.41, set at Taiyuan 2010, puts her in the top 46.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 15,310th in China. Across 4 competitions since March 2009, she has put 65 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 36.09 in March 2009 to 22.41, a 38% improvement. Linqiong 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 | 22.41 | 24.13 | top 46.5% | 15,310 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 9.77 | 11.80 | top 77.0% | 12,477 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 3:21.77 | — | top 97.9% | 5,902 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 6:14.55 | — | top 98.8% | 2,819 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 2:20.83 | 4:36.83 | top 98.9% | 5,934 / 5,922 | |
| 7×7 | 25:19.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,269 / 1,261 |
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 May 2010Four personal bests in one day at Taiyuan 2010.
- 6 Dec 2009First sub-30 3×3: 23.41 at Nanjing Open 2009.
- 6 Dec 2009Three personal bests in one day at Nanjing Open 2009.
- 2 May 2009Three personal bests in one day at Beijing Metropolis Open 2009.
- 15 Mar 2009First competition: Shijiazhuang Open 2009. A 36.09 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Taiyuan 2010 · 30 May 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Nanjing Open 2009 · 6 Dec 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Metropolis Open 2009 · 2 May 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Shijiazhuang Open 2009 · 15 Mar 2009
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 her.
- Dingwu Hu (胡丁武) — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Guozheng Xu (徐国正) — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Timothy Sun — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.41 away.
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 126,624 people have one; it is 1.77 away.
Targets move as she improves.