People · United States
Tak Ngan
2×2 · top 29.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2011 · 2011NGAN01
Tak Ngan has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.25, set at Caltech Fall Open 2013, puts him in the top 29.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,791st in the United States. Across 3 competitions since April 2011, he has put 27 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.25 in April 2011 to 20.25, a 20% improvement. Tak has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.25 | 9.08 | top 29.7% | 11,791 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 20.25 | 26.51 | top 40.7% | 23,118 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:52.86 | — | early days — 3 solves | 14,430 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 2:09.63 | — | early days — 1 solve | 15,475 / 15,683 |
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
- 16 Nov 2013Three personal bests in one day at Caltech Fall Open 2013.
- 16 Apr 2011First competition: Caltech Prefrosh 2011. A 25.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Caltech Fall Open 2013 · 16 Nov 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Caltech Spring 2011 · 14 May 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Prefrosh 2011 · 16 Apr 2011
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.
- Deven Nadudvari — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Steven Turner — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Michael Young — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.