People · China
Yihang Tang (唐一航)
3×3 · top 8.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016TANG12
Yihang Tang (唐一航) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.29, set at Chengdu Open 2017, puts him in the top 8.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,259th in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2016, he has put 114 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.00 in July 2016 to 10.29, a 51% improvement. Yihang has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 10.29 | 13.19 | top 8.3% | 3,259 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 37.86 | 43.73 | top 9.6% | 1,015 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 3.93 | 5.93 | top 25.6% | 4,313 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:40.68 | 1:50.08 | top 35.9% | 1,614 / 2,816 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.50 | 12.48 | top 49.0% | 5,176 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.77 | 38.52 | top 50.7% | 4,368 / 5,922 | |
| Megaminx | 2:16.53 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,379 / 1,678 | |
| Square-1 | 39.14 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,072 / 1,362 | |
| 7×7 | 6:42.08 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,151 / 1,261 | |
| Skewb | 17.76 | 24.69 | top 85.7% | 4,281 / 5,004 |
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
- 29 Apr 2017First sub-15 3×3: 10.29 at Chengdu Open 2017.
- 29 Apr 2017Four personal bests in one day at Chengdu Open 2017.
- 13 Aug 2016First sub-20 3×3: 18.92 at Xi'an Open 2016.
- 13 Aug 2016Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an Open 2016.
- 16 Jul 2016First competition: Chongqing Open 2016. A 21.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chongqing Open 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Guiyang Open 2019 · 1 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Chengdu Open 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Open 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2016 · 16 Jul 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.
- Bo Wang (王擘) — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Fangrui Zeng (曾方锐) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Gang Ji (纪纲) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 7.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.