People · China
Yi Song (宋毅)
3×3 · top 5.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2013 · 2013SONG14
Yi Song (宋毅) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.42, set at Zhengzhou Open 2015, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,272nd in China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since December 2013, he has put 94 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.21 in December 2013 to 9.42, a 29% improvement. Yi 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 | 9.42 | 12.19 | top 5.9% | 2,272 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 47.20 | 54.39 | top 21.1% | 2,271 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:40.11 | — | top 26.6% | 362 / 1,183 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.15 | 27.96 | top 31.9% | 3,078 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 1:47.25 | 1:51.63 | top 40.7% | 1,818 / 2,816 |
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
- 31 May 2015First sub-10 3×3: 9.42 at Zhengzhou Open 2015.
- 21 Dec 2013First competition: Beijing Winter Open 2013. A 13.21 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Open 2015 · 24 Oct 2015
- Zhengzhou Open 2015 · 31 May 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Tianjin University Open 2014 · 7 Jun 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Zhengzhou Open 2014 · 25 May 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter Open 2013 · 21 Dec 2013
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.
- Jiaxin Hou (候家欣) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Yu Gu (谷雨) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Yongtao Sun (孙永涛) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.42 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 7.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.