People · China
Yuan Qian (钱源)
3×3 · top 6.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016QIAN04
Yuan Qian (钱源) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.53, set at Hefei Summer 2018, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,391st in China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since July 2016, he has put 99 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.01 in July 2016 to 9.53, a 55% improvement. Yuan has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 9.53 | 11.31 | top 6.2% | 2,391 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.55 | 22.22 | top 13.9% | 1,381 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 41.59 | 48.23 | top 14.0% | 1,515 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.45 | 1:35.28 | top 21.1% | 1,010 / 2,816 | |
| 2×2 | 3.79 | 4.41 | top 23.8% | 3,962 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.01 | 8.90 | top 27.9% | 3,120 / 10,224 |
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
- 13 Aug 2017First sub-20 3×3: 10.77 at Ningxia Open 2017.
- 13 Aug 2017First sub-15 3×3: 10.77 at Ningxia Open 2017.
- 13 Aug 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.85 at Ningxia Open 2017.
- 13 Aug 2017Five personal bests in one day at Ningxia Open 2017.
- 15 Jul 2016First competition: Hefei Open 2016. A 21.01 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hefei Summer 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Ningxia Open 2017 · 13 Aug 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Hefei Open 2016 · 15 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.
- Yang Li (李扬) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yongtao Sun (孙永涛) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.53 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 2.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.