People · China
Minjie Ding (丁敏杰)
Megaminx · top 1.4% of 34,786 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016DING06
Minjie Ding (丁敏杰) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 39.40, set at Hefei Summer 2018, puts him in the top 1.4% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 29th in China. Until November 2014, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since July 2016, he has put 73 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His Megaminx best has come down from 1:01.59 in July 2016 to 39.40, a 36% improvement. Minjie 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 39.40 | 46.97 | top 1.4% | 29 / 1,678 | |
| 4×4 | 38.78 | 47.52 | top 10.7% | 1,134 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 | 11.89 | 13.18 | top 13.5% | 5,326 / 28,153 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.00 | 1:43.74 | top 29.8% | 1,345 / 2,816 | |
| 6×6 | 3:08.97 | 3:25.53 | early days — 3 solves | 881 / 1,349 |
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, Megaminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 5 Aug 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.83 at Wuxi Open 2017.
- 5 Aug 2017Four personal bests in one day at Wuxi Open 2017.
- 15 Jul 2016First competition: Hefei Open 2016. A 16.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hefei Summer 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Wuxi Open 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Hefei Open 2016 · 15 Jul 2016 — 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.
- Lei Wang (汪磊) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Yong Liu (刘勇) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Bo Wang (王擘) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-30 Megaminx single — 75 people have one; it is 9.40 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 8.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.