People · China
Tianyi Qi (齐天一)
Skewb · top 19.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since July 2012 · 2012QITI01
Tianyi Qi (齐天一) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.20, set at Shanghai Love In ECNU 2017, puts him in the top 19.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,221st in China. Across 10 competitions since July 2012, he has put 190 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 7.77 in July 2012 to 3.69, a 53% improvement. Tianyi has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.20 | 7.98 | top 19.7% | 1,221 / 5,004 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.18 | 10.11 | top 21.3% | 2,441 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 3.69 | 7.23 | top 22.6% | 3,714 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 17.66 | 20.89 | top 33.1% | 11,929 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.16 | 1:29.47 | top 49.0% | 4,451 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.45 | 37.55 | top 52.2% | 4,461 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 2:06.86 | 2:14.29 | top 53.6% | 2,200 / 2,816 | |
| Square-1 | 43.36 | 1:00.03 | top 69.2% | 1,145 / 1,362 | |
| Clock | 22.94 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,550 / 1,843 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:19.85 | — | early days — 2 solves | 987 / 1,183 | |
| 6×6 | 4:22.25 | 4:53.90 | top 72.4% | 1,210 / 1,349 | |
| Megaminx | 3:10.26 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,588 / 1,678 | |
| 7×7 | 7:11.14 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,184 / 1,261 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 20 May 2017Three personal bests in one day at Shanghai Love In ECNU 2017.
- 17 Aug 2016Three personal bests in one day at Yangzhou Open 2016.
- 17 Aug 2013First sub-30 3×3: 17.66 at Wuxi Open 2013.
- 17 Aug 2013First sub-20 3×3: 17.66 at Wuxi Open 2013.
- 17 Aug 2013Three personal bests in one day at Wuxi Open 2013.
- 21 Jul 2012First competition: Shanghai Summer 2012. A 32.21 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nanjing Spring 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Inner Mongolia Summer 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Luoyang Open 2017 · 11 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Shanghai Love In ECNU 2017 · 20 May 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Zhenjiang Open 2016 · 20 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Yangzhou Open 2016 · 17 Aug 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Zhenjiang Open 2015 · 7 Nov 2015
- Wuxi Open 2013 · 17 Aug 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Shanghai Summer 2013 · 3 Aug 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Shanghai Summer 2012 · 21 Jul 2012
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.
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
- Xiaobin Rui (芮晓彬) — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zian Song (宋子安) — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.