People · China
Yan Ma (马岩)
3×3 · top 15.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016MAYA01
Yan Ma (马岩) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.42, set at Jinan Open 2017, puts him in the top 15.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,030th in China. Across 4 competitions since October 2016, he has put 71 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.10 in October 2016 to 12.42, a 35% improvement. Yan 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.42 | 16.02 | top 15.3% | 6,030 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.88 | 31.82 | top 39.0% | 3,622 / 5,922 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.72 | 13.28 | top 42.4% | 4,536 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 1:13.48 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,545 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 6.14 | 7.15 | top 52.3% | 8,902 / 15,796 |
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
- 18 Nov 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.81 at Jinan Open 2017.
- 18 Nov 2017Four personal bests in one day at Jinan Open 2017.
- 1 Oct 2016First competition: Asian Championship 2016. A 19.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Jinan Open 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Tianjin Open 2016 · 12 Nov 2016
- Zibo Open 2016 · 6 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 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.
- Chenghao Guo (国成浩) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Zhiyuan Zhang (张智渊) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zihan Zhang (张子涵) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 one-handed single — 25,198 people have one; it is 1.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.