People · United Kingdom
Ryan Tang
3×3 one-handed · top 1.2% of 73,695 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022TANG05
Ryan Tang has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 10.17, set at Stevenage April 2024, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 23rd in the United Kingdom. Until December 2011, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since September 2022, he has put 351 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.49 in September 2022 to 8.20, a 29% improvement. Ryan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 one-handed | 10.17 | 16.10 | top 1.2% | 23 / 1,851 | |
| 3×3 | 8.20 | 9.72 | top 3.1% | 259 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 1.82 | 2.67 | top 3.7% | 267 / 4,895 | |
| Square-1 | 9.58 | 12.66 | top 5.4% | 53 / 778 | |
| 4×4 | 39.50 | 45.71 | top 11.5% | 269 / 2,071 | |
| Skewb | 5.19 | 7.80 | top 19.6% | 451 / 2,421 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.53 | 1:29.84 | top 21.2% | 283 / 1,151 | |
| Megaminx | 1:20.25 | 1:33.56 | top 22.0% | 259 / 966 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:42.49 | — | top 27.5% | 121 / 311 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.84 | 17.36 | top 34.9% | 1,403 / 3,656 | |
| 6×6 | 3:16.17 | 3:19.28 | early days — 3 solves | 291 / 548 |
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
- 20 Apr 2024Five personal bests in one day at Stevenage April 2024.
- 30 Sep 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.81 at Kent Autumn 2023.
- 30 Sep 2023Six personal bests in one day at Kent Autumn 2023.
- 8 Apr 2023Six personal bests in one day at Essex Spring 2023.
- 12 Nov 2022Six personal bests in one day at East London Autumn 2022.
- 17 Sep 2022First competition: Droitwich Spa Autumn 2022. A 11.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage April 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Kent Autumn 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Essex Spring 2023 · 8 Apr 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- East London Autumn 2022 · 12 Nov 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Droitwich Spa Autumn 2022 · 17 Sep 2022 — 5 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.
- Billie Hammill — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Daniel Evans — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Adam Swaine — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 42 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 779 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.