People · China
Shuqing Ma
2×2 · top 36.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2010 · 2010MASH01
Shuqing Ma has been competing for 17 years. Her best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.80, set at Long Island 2010, puts her in the top 36.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,331st in China. Across 4 competitions since February 2010, she has put 56 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 40.66 in February 2010 to 26.06, a 36% improvement. Shuqing has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.80 | 8.69 | top 36.8% | 6,331 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 26.06 | 32.37 | top 54.9% | 17,205 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.55 | 18.64 | top 75.7% | 7,537 / 10,224 | |
| Square-1 | 1:01.72 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,293 / 1,362 | |
| 4×4 | 2:33.25 | — | top 92.5% | 5,833 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 6 Aug 2010Three personal bests in one day at United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010.
- 29 May 2010First sub-30 3×3: 26.41 at Captain's Cove competition 2010.
- 6 Feb 2010First competition: Drexel Winter 2010. A 40.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Long Island 2010 · 21 Aug 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Captain's Cove competition 2010 · 29 May 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Drexel Winter 2010 · 6 Feb 2010
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.
- Alex Bruso — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tim Reynolds — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Michael Gottlieb — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 1.06 away.
Targets move as she improves.