People · China
Qianqian Shao (邵千芊)
3×3 · top 2.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2011 · 2011SHAO01
Qianqian Shao (邵千芊) has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.55, set at Yangjiang Open 2015, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 755th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 25 competitions since May 2011, he has put 803 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.78 in May 2011 to 7.55, a 30% improvement. Qianqian has entered 25 competitions, more competitions than 98% 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 | 7.55 | 10.40 | top 2.1% | 755 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 1.84 | 3.65 | top 3.8% | 516 / 15,939 | |
| 4×4 | 35.50 | 39.09 | top 7.3% | 753 / 5,999 | |
| Square-1 | 11.19 | 14.30 | top 8.4% | 121 / 1,373 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.91 | 21.90 | top 17.6% | 1,773 / 5,994 | |
| 5×5 | 1:19.41 | 1:25.11 | top 18.8% | 915 / 2,857 | |
| Megaminx | 1:37.55 | 1:42.87 | top 33.2% | 1,004 / 1,693 | |
| 6×6 | 3:02.92 | 3:46.11 | top 42.5% | 842 / 1,363 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.08 | 11.67 | top 45.5% | 4,879 / 10,269 | |
| 7×7 | 4:44.56 | 4:52.74 | top 46.1% | 847 / 1,274 |
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
- 2 May 2015Four personal bests in one day at Cube of Prime Numbers 2015.
- 12 Jan 2014First sub-10 3×3: 9.87 at Guangzhou Small Cubes 2014.
- 1 Dec 2013Three personal bests in one day at Guangzhou Big Cubes 2013.
- 1 Oct 2013Three personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open 2013.
- 20 Sep 2013Three personal bests in one day at Xiamen Open 2013.
- 22 Jul 2013Five personal bests in one day at Guangzhou CCSA Championship 2013.
Competitions
- China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017 · 1 Oct 2017
- Shantou Open 2016 · 7 Aug 2016
- Shenzhen New Year 2016 · 2 Jan 2016
- Parity Open 2015 · 29 Nov 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015
- Hong Kong Summer Cube Day 2015 · 22 Aug 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Yangjiang Open 2015 · 23 Jul 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Open 2015 · 12 Jul 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangzhou SYSU Open 2015 · 6 Jun 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Cube of Prime Numbers 2015 · 2 May 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Guangzhou More Fun Site 2015 · 15 Mar 2015
- Back To Cubing Hong Kong 2015 · 28 Feb 2015
- Guangzhou New Year's Cube Day 2015 · 1 Jan 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou Big Cubes 2014 · 9 Nov 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Guangdong Open 2014 · 1 Oct 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Shantou Open 2014 · 3 Aug 2014
- Guangzhou Wushan Open 2014 · 18 May 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou Cube Splashing Day 2014 · 20 Apr 2014
- Guangzhou Small Cubes 2014 · 12 Jan 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou Big Cubes 2013 · 1 Dec 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2013 · 1 Oct 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Xiamen Open 2013 · 20 Sep 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Guangzhou CCSA Championship 2013 · 22 Jul 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Guangzhou Summer Vacation 2011 · 31 Jul 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Shenzhen University 2011 · 1 May 2011 — 3 personal bests 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.
- Kailong Li (李开隆) — met in 110 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Weixing Zhang (张炜星) — met in 103 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 82 rounds, finished ahead 70 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.