People · China
Wang Pan (潘旺)
3×3 · top 7.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2015 · 2015PANW01
Wang Pan (潘旺) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.93, set at Quanzhou Open 2018, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,902nd in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since August 2015, he has put 172 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 87% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.84 in August 2015 to 9.93, a 55% improvement. Wang has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 9.93 | 13.35 | top 7.3% | 2,902 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 2.38 | 4.06 | top 7.8% | 1,141 / 15,939 | |
| 4×4 | 44.05 | 48.97 | top 17.2% | 1,882 / 5,999 | |
| 5×5 | 1:19.83 | 1:27.91 | top 19.1% | 934 / 2,857 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.12 | 9.73 | top 28.9% | 3,245 / 10,269 | |
| 7×7 | 4:11.68 | 4:32.90 | early days — 3 solves | 683 / 1,274 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.44 | 34.20 | top 35.5% | 3,407 / 5,994 | |
| 6×6 | 2:56.34 | 3:00.82 | early days — 3 solves | 801 / 1,363 | |
| Clock | 15.07 | 16.39 | top 48.2% | 1,165 / 1,887 | |
| Megaminx | 2:06.62 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,312 / 1,693 | |
| Square-1 | 36.16 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,028 / 1,373 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 48 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 878 / 1,071 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:48.90 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,055 / 1,184 |
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
- 16 Sep 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.93 at Quanzhou Open 2018.
- 24 Sep 2017First sub-20 3×3: 12.78 at Xuchang Open 2017.
- 24 Sep 2017First sub-15 3×3: 12.78 at Xuchang Open 2017.
- 24 Sep 2017Three personal bests in one day at Xuchang Open 2017.
- 8 Aug 2015First competition: Wuxi Open 2015. A 21.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Quanzhou Open 2019 · 25 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Yancheng Spring 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Quanzhou Open 2018 · 16 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Hefei Open 2017 · 5 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Xuchang Open 2017 · 24 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Wuxi Open 2015 · 8 Aug 2015
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.
- Yunqi Ouyang (欧阳韵奇) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Xiaobin Rui (芮晓彬) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Xinyun Chen (陈新运) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.93 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.