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Timothy Wang
3×3 · top 9.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008WANG20
Timothy Wang has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.76, set at Yale Fall 2013, puts him in the top 9.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,295th in the United States. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since November 2008, he has put 131 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 46.83 in November 2008 to 10.76, a 77% improvement. Timothy 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.76 | 13.54 | top 9.7% | 5,295 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.08 | 3.80 | top 15.2% | 5,943 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 47.34 | 57.99 | top 21.3% | 3,231 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.73 | 8.89 | top 25.6% | 7,032 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.31 | 26.70 | top 26.9% | 3,468 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 1:45.08 | 2:07.02 | top 37.6% | 2,708 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 2:44.78 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,416 / 9,401 |
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
- 23 Nov 2013Three personal bests in one day at Lexington Fall 2013.
- 26 Oct 2013Six personal bests in one day at Yale Fall 2013.
- 5 Oct 2013First sub-30 3×3: 12.93 at Harvard Fall 2013.
- 5 Oct 2013First sub-20 3×3: 12.93 at Harvard Fall 2013.
- 5 Oct 2013First sub-15 3×3: 12.93 at Harvard Fall 2013.
- 22 Nov 2008First competition: Westchester Fall 2008. A 46.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lexington Fall 2013 · 23 Nov 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Yale Fall 2013 · 26 Oct 2013 — 6 personal bests set
- Harvard Fall 2013 · 5 Oct 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Westchester Fall 2008 · 22 Nov 2008
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.
- Tim Reynolds — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Tim Wong — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Jonah Crosby — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.