People · Chinese Taipei
Wei-Yi Tsai (蔡維益)
3×3 · top 7.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2009 · 2009TSAI04
Wei-Yi Tsai (蔡維益) has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.16, set at Taiwan Winter Open 2011, puts him in the top 7.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 479th in Chinese Taipei. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since September 2009, he has put 40 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.41 in September 2009 to 10.16, a 38% improvement. He 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 | Chinese Taipei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.16 | 13.77 | top 7.9% | 479 / 4,213 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.19 | 1:07.37 | top 37.7% | 624 / 1,078 | |
| 5×5 | 1:57.44 | 2:03.30 | top 47.7% | 449 / 639 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.78 | 44.02 | top 66.4% | 704 / 802 |
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 Apr 2010First sub-15 3×3: 12.69 at Taiwan Spring Open 2010.
- 5 Sep 2009First competition: Maru Cube Day 2009. A 16.41 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Taiwan Winter Open 2011 · 12 Feb 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Taiwan Summer Open 2010 · 28 Aug 2010
- Taiwan Spring Open 2010 · 11 Apr 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Maru Cube Day 2009 · 5 Sep 2009
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.
- Zhen-Chian Hong (洪蓁乾) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Tse-Kan Lin (林哲侃) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Che-Ting Chu (朱哲廷) — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 30,601 people have one; it is 1.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.