People · United States
Ryan Tang
Skewb · top 7.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016TANG09
Ryan Tang has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.48, set at AZCubing Hamilton Fall 2017, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,180th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since May 2016, he has put 87 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.60 in May 2016 to 14.58, a 38% improvement. Ryan has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.48 | 12.11 | top 7.6% | 1,180 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 14.58 | 17.34 | top 23.0% | 12,455 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.09 | 5.93 | top 27.6% | 10,927 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:19.01 | 1:29.62 | top 55.1% | 9,423 / 19,072 |
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
- 11 Mar 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.59 at AZCubing Spring 2017.
- 14 Jan 2017First sub-20 3×3: 18.91 at AZCubing Winter 2017.
- 21 May 2016First competition: AZCubing Spring 2016. A 23.60 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- AZCubing Hamilton Fall 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- AZCubing Summer 2017 · 19 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Comp at Hamilton 2017 · 13 May 2017
- AZCubing Spring 2017 · 11 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- AZCubing Winter 2017 · 14 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- AZCubing Spring 2016 · 21 May 2016
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.
- Dan Tran — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ivan Vanek — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Caleb Hoffman — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.