People · China
Shanmeng Dong (董杉萌)
Pyraminx · top 9.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016DONG05
Shanmeng Dong (董杉萌) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.38, set at Weihai Open 2017, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,137th in China. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since May 2016, he has put 173 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His Pyraminx best has come down from 11.76 in May 2016 to 4.38, a 63% improvement. Shanmeng 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 | 4.38 | 6.51 | top 9.6% | 1,137 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 3.22 | 4.57 | top 16.8% | 2,701 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 13.48 | 17.70 | top 19.1% | 7,439 / 28,153 | |
| Skewb | 11.25 | 13.84 | top 62.2% | 3,371 / 5,004 |
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
- 2 Oct 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.48 at China Championship 2018.
- 25 Mar 2017First sub-20 3×3: 19.76 at ZUA Open 2017.
- 6 Nov 2016Five personal bests in one day at Zibo Open 2016.
- 1 Oct 2016Four personal bests in one day at Asian Championship 2016.
- 15 May 2016First competition: Weihai Open 2016. A 27.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shandong Open 2019 · 4 Oct 2019
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Weihai Open 2017 · 30 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- ZUA Open 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Weifang Winter 2016 · 11 Dec 2016
- Zibo Open 2016 · 6 Nov 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Weihai Open 2016 · 15 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.
- Chenghao Guo (国成浩) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Yu Chen (陈宇) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Fazhen Wu (吴法臻) — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.