People · Malaysia
Yang Zi Chien
Pyraminx · top 6.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2018 · 2018CHIE03
Yang Zi Chien has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.82, set at Beaconhouse Malaysia Cube Open 2019, puts him in the top 6.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 125th in Malaysia. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since November 2018, he has put 100 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.05 in November 2018 to 14.33, a 25% improvement. Yang 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 | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.82 | 8.39 | top 6.8% | 125 / 1,723 | |
| Skewb | 3.82 | 4.85 | top 9.7% | 105 / 1,053 | |
| 3×3 | 14.33 | 17.89 | top 22.1% | 1,161 / 3,773 | |
| 2×2 | 4.70 | 5.81 | top 35.5% | 1,102 / 2,541 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.97 | 36.54 | top 46.6% | 754 / 1,327 | |
| Megaminx | 2:24.62 | — | early days — 2 solves | 356 / 518 | |
| 4×4 | 1:39.68 | — | early days — 2 solves | 982 / 1,219 |
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
- 23 Mar 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.33 at USM Penang Cube 2019.
- 23 Mar 2019Three personal bests in one day at USM Penang Cube 2019.
- 23 Nov 2018First competition: Malaysia Cube Championship 2018. A 19.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beaconhouse Malaysia Cube Open 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Malaysia 10th Anniversary Cube Open 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- USM Penang Cube 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- STEM Cube Open Kuala Lumpur 2019 · 20 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2018 · 23 Nov 2018
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.
- Tiffany Soh (蘇明珠) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Eason Siew Ee Son (蕭奕晨) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Siew Hann Wen (蕭漢文) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.