People · China
Tianwei Yan (闫天纬)
3×3 · top 4.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2021 · 2021YANT01
Tianwei Yan (闫天纬) has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.62, set at Triton Tricubealon 2024, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,515th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since April 2021, he has put 35 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.46 in April 2021 to 8.62, a 51% improvement. Tianwei 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.62 | 12.29 | top 4.0% | 1,515 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.78 | 29.48 | top 41.3% | 3,783 / 5,922 |
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
- 11 Feb 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.48 at Triton Tricubealon 2024.
- 11 Feb 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.62 at Triton Tricubealon 2024.
- 4 Apr 2021First competition: Beijing Spring PM 2021. A 17.46 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lexington Weeknights V 2024 · 5 Aug 2024
- Triton Tricubealon 2024 · 11 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring PM 2021 · 4 Apr 2021
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.
- Andrés Garduño Cárdenas — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Aidan Min — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Dylan Trueblood — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 one-handed single — 25,198 people have one; it is 2.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.