People · China
Xintao Tan (谭新涛)
3×3 · top 36.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008TANX01
Xintao Tan (谭新涛) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.72, set at Beijing Winter Open 2013, puts him in the top 36.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,811th in China. Across 12 competitions since November 2008, he has put 173 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 56.65 in November 2008 to 18.72, a 67% improvement. Xintao has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 18.72 | 22.57 | top 36.3% | 12,811 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 5.93 | 9.15 | top 50.2% | 8,576 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.66 | 17.38 | top 58.0% | 6,004 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.69 | 48.29 | top 60.3% | 4,891 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 2:00.63 | 2:19.52 | top 82.0% | 5,695 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 56 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,019 / 1,058 |
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
- 24 Nov 2012First sub-20 3×3: 19.80 at Beijing Winter 2012.
- 10 Dec 2011Four personal bests in one day at Human Rights Day 2011.
- 31 Jul 2011Three personal bests in one day at Beijing Summer Open 2011.
- 23 Apr 2011Four personal bests in one day at Beijing Spring 2011.
- 16 Aug 2009First sub-30 3×3: 28.16 at Beijing Summer Open 2009.
- 2 Nov 2008First competition: Beijing Fall Open 2008. A 56.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016
- Beijing Winter Open 2013 · 21 Dec 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Hebei University 2013 · 13 Oct 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter 2012 · 24 Nov 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Summer 2012 · 12 Aug 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Human Rights Day 2011 · 10 Dec 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer Open 2011 · 31 Jul 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring 2011 · 23 Apr 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Tianjin Open 2010 · 21 Nov 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Alpha Cube BUAA Open 2010 · 9 May 2010
- Beijing Summer Open 2009 · 16 Aug 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Fall Open 2008 · 2 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.
- Yuanzhao Kang (康远昭) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Yuxuan Wang (王宇轩) — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.72 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.