People · China
Ran An (安然)
Pyraminx · top 3.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2017 · 2017ANRA01
Ran An (安然) has been competing for 9 years. Her best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.92, set at Nanjing Autumn 2018, puts her in the top 3.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 396th in China. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since December 2017, she has put 181 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. Her Pyraminx best has come down from 10.23 in December 2017 to 2.92, a 71% improvement. Ran has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.92 | 4.60 | top 3.4% | 396 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 5.28 | 6.75 | top 20.3% | 1,260 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 | 15.19 | 16.73 | top 25.1% | 9,430 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 4.41 | 7.44 | top 31.8% | 5,446 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.97 | 1:10.82 | top 43.9% | 4,139 / 5,926 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 19 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at AHAU Open 2019.
- 17 Nov 2018First sub-20 3×3: 16.93 at Nanjing Autumn 2018.
- 17 Nov 2018Five personal bests in one day at Nanjing Autumn 2018.
- 14 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at Hefei Summer 2018.
- 19 May 2018First sub-30 3×3: 28.56 at Shanghai Love in ECNU 2018.
- 10 Dec 2017First competition: Zhenjiang Open 2017. A 38.38 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- AHAU Open 2019 · 19 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Yancheng Spring 2019 · 6 Apr 2019
- Nanjing Autumn 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Wuxi Autumn 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Hefei Summer 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Shanghai Love in ECNU 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Kunshan Open 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhenjiang Open 2017 · 10 Dec 2017
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 her.
- Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Zheng Chen (陈政) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Yuntian Jiang (蒋云天) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
Targets move as she improves.