People · China
Ming Tan (谭明)
Skewb · top 18.0% of 73,281 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018TANM02
Ming Tan (谭明) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.99, set at Guilin Open 2021, puts him in the top 18.0% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,120th in China. Across 7 competitions since April 2018, he has put 83 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.18 in April 2018 to 16.62, a 25% improvement. Ming has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.99 | 19.90 | top 18.0% | 1,120 / 5,004 | |
| 2×2 | 3.73 | 8.42 | top 23.1% | 3,835 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 16.62 | 21.92 | top 29.8% | 10,936 / 28,153 | |
| Square-1 | 32.75 | 33.80 | top 54.6% | 935 / 1,362 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.49 | 19.45 | top 70.1% | 7,045 / 10,224 |
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
- 26 Oct 2019First sub-20 3×3: 16.62 at Changsha Autumn 2019.
- 29 Apr 2018First competition: Changsha Xiangmo 2018. A 22.18 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Changsha Open 2023 · 23 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Guilin Open 2021 · 16 May 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanchang Good Morning 2021 · 2 Jan 2021
- Changsha Autumn 2019 · 26 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Hengyang Open 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Changsha Spring Open 2019 · 14 Apr 2019
- Changsha Xiangmo 2018 · 29 Apr 2018
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.
- Xinyun Chen (陈新运) — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Fan Li (李凡) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jiajun Wu (吴佳骏) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.