People · Australia
Sean Tran
3×3 · top 6.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2018 · 2018TRAN12
Sean Tran has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.78, set at Melbourne Summer 2019, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 643rd in Australia. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since December 2018, he has put 104 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.90 in December 2018 to 9.78, a 10% improvement. Sean has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.78 | 11.72 | top 6.9% | 643 / 11,943 | |
| 4×4 | 41.02 | 50.99 | top 13.4% | 340 / 3,108 | |
| 2×2 | 3.16 | 5.25 | top 16.2% | 1,256 / 8,727 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.66 | 1:41.30 | top 28.7% | 398 / 1,412 | |
| Square-1 | 22.64 | 32.60 | top 33.9% | 330 / 920 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.88 | 35.04 | top 39.1% | 910 / 2,685 | |
| 6×6 | 3:26.80 | — | early days — 2 solves | 339 / 667 | |
| Megaminx | 2:40.66 | — | early days — 2 solves | 876 / 1,313 |
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
- 26 Jan 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.78 at Melbourne Summer 2019.
- 26 Jan 2019Four personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2019.
- 8 Dec 2018First competition: Melbourne Cube Days 2018. A 10.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Melbourne Summer 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 2 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.
- Calven Lipec — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Mannessah Kani — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- George Pelham — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.78 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 1.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.