People · China
Tao Pan (潘韬)
3×3 · top 16.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2013 · 2013PANT02
Tao Pan (潘韬) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.81, set at Nanjing Autumn 2015, puts him in the top 16.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,579th in China. Across 5 competitions since August 2013, he has put 72 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.07 in August 2013 to 12.81, a 36% improvement. Tao 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.81 | 15.06 | top 16.8% | 6,579 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 3.51 | 5.66 | top 20.3% | 3,336 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.91 | 24.38 | top 28.5% | 2,783 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 1:17.21 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,708 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 2:29.05 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,484 / 2,816 |
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
- 24 Oct 2015First sub-15 3×3: 12.81 at Nanjing Autumn 2015.
- 12 Jul 2014First sub-20 3×3: 19.44 at Suzhou Open 2014.
- 17 Aug 2013First competition: Wuxi Open 2013. A 20.07 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xuzhou Open 2025 · 16 Nov 2025
- Nanjing Autumn 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Wuxi Open 2015 · 8 Aug 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Suzhou Open 2014 · 12 Jul 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Wuxi Open 2013 · 17 Aug 2013
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.
- Hao Tian (田浩) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Xingyan Ding (丁醒炎) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.