People · China
Qianchuan Gui (桂黔川)
2×2 · top 4.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2010 · 2010GUIQ01
Qianchuan Gui (桂黔川) has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.93, set at Hebei University 2013, puts him in the top 4.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 581st in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 21 competitions since May 2010, he has put 759 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.58 in May 2010 to 9.02, a 56% improvement. Qianchuan has entered 21 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.93 | 2.53 | top 4.3% | 581 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 9.02 | 12.10 | top 4.9% | 1,865 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 35.80 | 39.37 | top 7.5% | 758 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.08 | 10.57 | top 28.5% | 3,177 / 10,224 | |
| Megaminx | 1:31.81 | 1:39.22 | top 29.4% | 882 / 1,678 | |
| Square-1 | 22.44 | 27.85 | top 33.4% | 565 / 1,362 | |
| 5×5 | 1:38.34 | 1:51.31 | top 34.2% | 1,540 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.62 | 37.00 | top 48.0% | 4,208 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 58 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,038 / 1,058 | |
| Skewb | 23.82 | 38.82 | top 93.9% | 4,645 / 5,004 |
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
- 13 Oct 2013First sub-10 3×3: 9.02 at Hebei University 2013.
- 13 Oct 2013Three personal bests in one day at Hebei University 2013.
- 14 Apr 2013Three personal bests in one day at Weifang Open 2013.
- 19 May 2012Five personal bests in one day at Taiyuan Open 2012.
- 16 Jul 2011First sub-15 3×3: 13.18 at Hefei After Term Open 2011.
- 16 Jul 2011Three personal bests in one day at Hefei After Term Open 2011.
Competitions
- Taiyuan Open 2016 · 5 Jun 2016
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2015 · 4 Apr 2015
- Zunyi Open 2014 · 5 Oct 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Summer Open 2014 · 6 Jul 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Shandong Spring Open 2014 · 13 Apr 2014
- Beijing Winter Open 2013 · 21 Dec 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Winter 2013 · 8 Dec 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Hebei University 2013 · 13 Oct 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer 2013 · 10 Aug 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhengzhou Spring Open 2013 · 30 Apr 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Weifang Open 2013 · 14 Apr 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an Newborn 2012 · 23 Dec 2012
- Shandong Open 2012 · 14 Oct 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Guiyang Open 2012 · 5 Aug 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Taiyuan Open 2012 · 19 May 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Human Rights Day 2011 · 10 Dec 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhengzhou Autumn 2011 · 20 Nov 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Hefei After Term Open 2011 · 16 Jul 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Taiyuan 2011 · 21 May 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Xi'an Autumn Open 2010 · 18 Sep 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Taiyuan 2010 · 30 May 2010
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.
- Xiaowei Wang (王晓伟) — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
- Yuxuan Wang (王宇轩) — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.