People · China
Xiang Tan (谭翔)
3×3 · top 6.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016TANX01
Xiang Tan (谭翔) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.49, set at Wuhan NxN Open 2017, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,345th in China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since November 2016, he has put 79 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.61 in November 2016 to 9.49, a 54% improvement. Xiang has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 9.49 | 13.55 | top 6.1% | 2,345 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.39 | 23.22 | top 24.3% | 2,403 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 54.43 | 58.57 | top 30.0% | 3,068 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 6.09 | 6.52 | top 51.8% | 8,814 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:03.07 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,085 / 1,183 |
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
- 20 May 2017First sub-15 3×3: 9.49 at Wuhan NxN Open 2017.
- 20 May 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.49 at Wuhan NxN Open 2017.
- 20 May 2017Three personal bests in one day at Wuhan NxN Open 2017.
- 19 Mar 2017First sub-20 3×3: 15.06 at Wuhan Chuyun Spring 2017.
- 6 Nov 2016First competition: Wuhan Open 2016. A 20.61 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- HUST Open 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Hubei University Shahu Spring 2018 · 25 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Wuhan NxN Open 2017 · 20 May 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Wuhan Chuyun Spring 2017 · 19 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Wuhan Open 2016 · 6 Nov 2016
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.
- Yikang Chen (陈毅康) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Xiaowei Wang (王晓伟) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chilin Fang (方炽霖) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.49 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 1.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.