People · China
Yanqing Fang (方彦卿)
3×3 · top 8.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2012 · 2012FANG04
Yanqing Fang (方彦卿) has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.17, set at Connor's Cube Day 2016, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,192nd in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 23 competitions since April 2012, he has put 604 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.38 in April 2012 to 10.17, a 64% improvement. Yanqing has entered 23 competitions, more competitions than 97% 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 | 10.17 | 12.33 | top 8.0% | 3,192 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 37.51 | 43.46 | top 9.3% | 1,003 / 5,999 | |
| 5×5 | 1:07.91 | 1:18.06 | top 10.3% | 519 / 2,857 | |
| 2×2 | 3.01 | 4.81 | top 14.4% | 2,292 / 15,939 | |
| 7×7 | 3:49.78 | 4:19.57 | top 27.1% | 548 / 1,274 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.02 | 28.41 | top 28.9% | 2,858 / 5,994 | |
| Megaminx | 1:31.63 | 1:39.63 | top 29.3% | 895 / 1,693 | |
| 6×6 | 2:49.28 | 2:56.68 | top 35.7% | 753 / 1,363 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 3 cubes · 17:40 | — | early days — 3 solves | 149 / 279 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:13.24 | — | top 56.1% | 778 / 1,184 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 54 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,011 / 1,071 |
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
- 25 Jan 2020Four personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2020.
- 5 Oct 2019Three personal bests in one day at Altona Algorithms 2019.
- 16 Nov 2013First sub-15 3×3: 12.84 at Melbourne Cube Day 2013.
- 24 Nov 2012First sub-20 3×3: 17.21 at Melbourne Cube Day 2012.
- 24 Nov 2012Four personal bests in one day at Melbourne Cube Day 2012.
- 7 Apr 2012First competition: Shanghai Donghua 2012. A 28.38 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Melbourne Summer 2020 · 25 Jan 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Altona Algorithms 2019 · 5 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Box Hill Big Blind Bonanza 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Horsham 2019 · 10 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Koalafication Melbourne 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube for Cambodia 2019 · 28 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Winter 2018 · 2 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Australian Nationals 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- POPS Open 2016 · 11 Dec 2016
- Connor's Cube Day 2016 · 29 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Autumn 2016 · 30 Apr 2016
- Cubing Classic 2016 · 19 Mar 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Day 2014 · 9 Nov 2014
- Lifestyle Seasons Winter 2014 · 2 Aug 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Summer 2014 · 15 Feb 2014
- Melbourne Cube Day 2013 · 16 Nov 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Spring 2013 · 9 Nov 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Shepparton Winter 2013 · 8 Jun 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Cupcake Cubing 2013 · 23 May 2013
- Melbourne Cube Day 2012 · 24 Nov 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2012 · 1 Sep 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Shanghai Donghua 2012 · 7 Apr 2012
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.
- Feliks Zemdegs — met in 97 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jayden McNeill — met in 89 rounds, never finished ahead
- Cameron Stollery — met in 83 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 7.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.