People · Australia
Ming Jin Low
2×2 · top 18.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2011 · 2011LOWM02
Ming Jin Low has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.35, set at Hobart Summer 2018, puts him in the top 18.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,379th in Australia. Across 20 competitions since May 2011, he has put 369 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:30.47 in May 2011 to 16.61, an 82% improvement. Ming has entered 20 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.35 | 7.31 | top 18.4% | 1,379 / 8,567 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.37 | 10.23 | top 22.8% | 1,148 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 | 16.61 | 19.96 | top 29.8% | 2,795 / 11,709 | |
| Skewb | 7.41 | 13.79 | top 36.8% | 1,092 / 3,534 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.83 | 1:21.62 | top 46.7% | 1,253 / 3,051 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.70 | 47.91 | top 69.0% | 1,635 / 2,659 | |
| Clock | 28.72 | — | early days — 1 solve | 901 / 1,095 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 55 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 403 / 468 |
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
- 19 Mar 2016First sub-20 3×3: 17.54 at Cubing Classic 2016.
- 7 Nov 2015Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Cube Days 2015.
- 3 Oct 2015Three personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2015.
- 31 May 2015Three personal bests in one day at Cube for Cambodia 2015.
- 31 Jan 2015Three personal bests in one day at Lifestyle Seasons Summer 2015.
- 14 Dec 2014First sub-30 3×3: 25.97 at Niddrie 2014.
Competitions
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019
- Melbourne Winter 2018 · 2 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Hobart Summer 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- POPS Open 2016 · 11 Dec 2016
- Melbourne Cube Days 2016 · 5 Nov 2016
- Cube for Cambodia 2016 · 24 Jul 2016
- Connor's Cube Day 2016 · 29 May 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Autumn 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Classic 2016 · 19 Mar 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2015 · 7 Nov 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2015 · 3 Oct 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube for Cambodia 2015 · 31 May 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Autumn 2015 · 22 Mar 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Lifestyle Seasons Summer 2015 · 31 Jan 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Niddrie 2014 · 14 Dec 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Day 2014 · 9 Nov 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Winter 2014 · 29 Jun 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Winter Open 2011 · 25 Jun 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Kubaroo Open 2011 · 7 May 2011
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.
- Sam Chaplin — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Feliks Zemdegs — met in 71 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tommy Kiprillis — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
Targets move as he improves.