People · Chinese Taipei
Ming-Sen Hsu (許銘森)
3×3 · top 5.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2021 · 2021HSUM01
Ming-Sen Hsu (許銘森) has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.08, set at Yunlin Winter Open 2022, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 303rd in Chinese Taipei. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since December 2021, he has put 44 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.12 in December 2021 to 9.08, a 36% improvement. He has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chinese Taipei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.08 | 13.53 | top 5.1% | 303 / 4,213 | |
| 2×2 | 4.57 | 6.43 | top 33.8% | 811 / 1,669 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.19 | 13.07 | top 46.5% | 593 / 1,016 | |
| 4×4 | 1:35.72 | — | early days — 1 solve | 902 / 1,078 |
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
- 20 Nov 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.08 at Yunlin Winter Open 2022.
- 11 Dec 2021First competition: Maru Cube Day 2021. A 14.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Yunlin Winter Open 2022 · 20 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Chiayi Open 2022 · 23 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Maru Cube Day 2021 · 11 Dec 2021
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.
- Chia-Leo Lin (林珈樂) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Cheng-Wei Lin (林澄蔚) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yu-Bin Hsiao (蕭育彬) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.08 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.