People · China
Meng Wang (王猛)
3×3 · top 3.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2009 · 2009WANG23
Meng Wang (王猛) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.46, set at Hebei University 2013, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,415th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since May 2009, he has put 375 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.18 in May 2009 to 8.46, a 40% improvement. Meng has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 8.46 | 11.34 | top 3.7% | 1,415 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 3.38 | 5.08 | top 18.8% | 3,107 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.44 | 26.54 | top 19.1% | 1,943 / 5,994 | |
| 4×4 | 48.69 | 56.32 | top 23.1% | 2,517 / 5,999 | |
| 5×5 | 1:32.02 | 1:53.33 | top 29.1% | 1,347 / 2,857 | |
| Square-1 | 20.81 | 33.12 | top 29.8% | 516 / 1,373 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.16 | 18.12 | top 73.8% | 7,402 / 10,269 |
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
- 13 Oct 2013First sub-10 3×3: 8.46 at Hebei University 2013.
- 19 Jun 2011Five personal bests in one day at Yingkou Open 2011.
- 1 Aug 2010Five personal bests in one day at ChangChun 2010.
- 2 Jan 2010Five personal bests in one day at Changchun Open 2010.
- 2 May 2009First competition: Beijing Metropolis Open 2009. A 17.33 3×3 single to start from.
- 2 May 2009First sub-15 3×3: 14.18 at Beijing Metropolis Open 2009.
Competitions
- Shijiazhuang Open 2019 · 30 Jun 2019
- Shijiazhuang Winter 2018 · 16 Dec 2018
- Shijiazhuang Open 2017 · 26 Nov 2017
- Beijing Autumn 2014 · 13 Sep 2014
- Hebei University 2013 · 13 Oct 2013 — 1 personal best set
- ShenYang Open 2011 · 4 Oct 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Shandong Open 2011 · 31 Jul 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Yingkou Open 2011 · 19 Jun 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- ChangChun 2010 · 1 Aug 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Changchun Open 2010 · 2 Jan 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Harbin Open 2009 · 8 Nov 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Duanwu Festival Open 2009 · 29 May 2009
- Beijing Metropolis Open 2009 · 2 May 2009 — 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.
- Yiming Liu (刘一鸣) — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Luchen Zhang (张录辰) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Yuanxu Han (韩元旭) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.