People · China
Yongqiang Yan (闫永强)
Skewb · top 22.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018YANY04
Yongqiang Yan (闫永强) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.61, set at Tianjin Autumn 2019, puts him in the top 22.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,427th in China. Across 6 competitions since June 2018, he has put 120 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.83 in June 2018 to 16.67, a 16% improvement. Yongqiang 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.61 | 7.68 | top 22.8% | 1,427 / 5,004 | |
| 2×2 | 4.16 | 4.97 | top 28.5% | 4,853 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 16.67 | 20.63 | top 29.9% | 10,984 / 28,153 | |
| Clock | 11.18 | — | early days — 3 solves | 730 / 1,843 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.96 | 11.71 | top 44.4% | 4,730 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.96 | 43.95 | top 53.3% | 4,517 / 5,922 |
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
- 20 Oct 2019Three personal bests in one day at Tianjin Autumn 2019.
- 5 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Ningxia Open 2018.
- 24 Jun 2018First competition: Tianjin Summer Open 2018. A 19.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tianjin Summer Solstice 2021 · 20 Jun 2021
- Tianjin Autumn 2019 · 20 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Baoji Open 2019 · 11 Aug 2019
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Ningxia Open 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Tianjin Summer Open 2018 · 24 Jun 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.
- Yunke Zhang (张云柯) — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zongyang Li (李宗阳) — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.