People · China
Ming Chen (陈明)
3×3 one-handed · top 10.7% of 73,695 all-time · competing since March 2012 · 2012CHEN04
Ming Chen (陈明) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 16.22, set at Hefei Open 2013, puts him in the top 10.7% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,049th in China. Across 6 competitions since March 2012, he has put 103 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 one-handed best has come down from 23.93 in November 2012 to 16.22, a 32% improvement. Ming has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 one-handed | 16.22 | 19.76 | top 10.7% | 1,049 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 | 13.88 | 15.15 | top 20.5% | 7,933 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 5.02 | 7.33 | top 39.6% | 6,829 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.65 | 16.39 | top 65.0% | 6,582 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 1:45.27 | 1:48.42 | top 74.0% | 5,496 / 5,926 | |
| Clock | 24.00 | 32.36 | top 74.7% | 1,579 / 1,843 |
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 one-handed. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 May 2014First sub-15 3×3: 13.88 at Hefei Spring 2014.
- 23 Mar 2013Three personal bests in one day at Zhejiang University 2013.
- 5 Aug 2012First sub-20 3×3: 16.09 at Hefei Summer 2012.
- 5 Aug 2012Four personal bests in one day at Hefei Summer 2012.
- 10 Mar 2012First competition: Hefei Spring 2012. A 23.55 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hefei Spring 2014 · 1 May 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Hefei Open 2013 · 27 Jul 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhejiang University 2013 · 23 Mar 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanjing Winter 2012 · 25 Nov 2012
- Hefei Summer 2012 · 5 Aug 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Hefei Spring 2012 · 10 Mar 2012 — 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.
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Caiqing Tang (汤才庆) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Meng'an Pu (浦梦安) — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 1.22 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.