People · China
Tianqi Zhan (战天琦)
3×3 one-handed · top 9.3% of 73,695 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017ZHAN78
Tianqi Zhan (战天琦) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 15.56, set at Harbin Open 2024, puts him in the top 9.3% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 888th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since May 2017, he has put 95 official solves on the record across seven 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 16.41 in May 2017 to 11.50, a 30% improvement. Tianqi 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.56 | 18.10 | top 9.3% | 888 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 | 11.50 | 13.91 | top 12.2% | 4,786 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 48.41 | 53.51 | top 22.6% | 2,443 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 4.75 | 5.90 | top 36.1% | 6,233 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 8.61 | 10.63 | top 45.8% | 2,661 / 5,004 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.75 | 12.42 | top 51.1% | 5,363 / 10,224 | |
| 5×5 | 2:09.47 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,237 / 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
- 27 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at Harbin Open 2024.
- 28 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at Fushun Open 2024.
- 21 Apr 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.10 at Dalian Spring 2019.
- 21 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at Dalian Spring 2019.
- 13 May 2017First competition: Shenyang Spring 2017. A 16.89 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Harbin Open 2024 · 27 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Fushun Open 2024 · 28 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Dalian Spring 2019 · 21 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Shenyang Spring 2017 · 13 May 2017 — 1 personal best 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.
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yusheng Du (杜宇生) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Yuan Gao (高原) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.