People · China
Nanqin Ding (丁南钦)
3×3 · top 6.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018DING06
Nanqin Ding (丁南钦) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.50, set at Nanjing Autumn 2019, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,356th in China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since April 2018, he has put 276 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.38 in April 2018 to 9.50, a 17% improvement. Nanqin 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.50 | 11.42 | top 6.1% | 2,356 / 28,153 | |
| Megaminx | 52.73 | 57.43 | top 6.3% | 147 / 1,678 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.77 | 5.57 | top 6.6% | 782 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 36.04 | 38.66 | top 7.7% | 794 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 2.65 | 4.93 | top 10.4% | 1,590 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:11.60 | 1:27.68 | top 12.8% | 624 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.21 | 23.01 | top 13.1% | 1,303 / 5,922 | |
| Skewb | 7.80 | 8.50 | top 39.8% | 2,367 / 5,004 | |
| Clock | 21.48 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,493 / 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. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 27 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at Wuhu Open 2019.
- 2 Oct 2018Five personal bests in one day at China Championship 2018.
- 25 Aug 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.92 at Qianjiang Summer Open 2018.
- 25 Aug 2018Four personal bests in one day at Qianjiang Summer Open 2018.
- 30 Apr 2018First competition: Nanjing Spring 2018. A 11.38 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nanjing Autumn 2019 · 3 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Wuhu Open 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- SJTU Winter Open 2018 · 30 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Wuhu Open 2018 · 24 Nov 2018
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Qianjiang Summer Open 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2018 · 30 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.
- Lei Wang (汪磊) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Xinyun Chen (陈新运) — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Xingkai Yin (尹星凯) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.50 away.
- A sub-50 Megaminx single — 1,776 people have one; it is 2.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.