People · China
Yongkang Chen (陈永康)
3×3 · top 9.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016CHEY13
Yongkang Chen (陈永康) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.81, set at Zhengzhou Open 2018, puts him in the top 9.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,872nd in China. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since November 2016, he has put 78 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.62 in November 2016 to 10.81, a 59% improvement. Yongkang 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 | 10.81 | 14.27 | top 9.9% | 3,872 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.45 | 6.62 | top 16.1% | 1,888 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 48.38 | 56.84 | top 22.6% | 2,440 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 5.96 | 6.94 | top 50.5% | 8,627 / 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
- 2 Dec 2018First sub-15 3×3: 10.81 at Zhengzhou Open 2018.
- 2 Dec 2018Three personal bests in one day at Zhengzhou Open 2018.
- 11 Dec 2016First sub-20 3×3: 19.59 at Nanchang Winter 2016.
- 6 Nov 2016First competition: Wuhan Open 2016. A 26.62 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Zhengzhou Open 2018 · 2 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Wuhan NxN Open 2017 · 20 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- ZUA Open 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanchang Winter 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Wuhan Open 2016 · 6 Nov 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.
- Kaiyang Gao (高凯阳) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yikang Chen (陈毅康) — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.