People · Chinese Taipei
Zhen-Qi Fan (范振祈)
3×3 · top 4.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022FANZ01
Zhen-Qi Fan (范振祈) has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.71, set at Shin Kong Cube Open 2023, puts him in the top 4.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 248th in Chinese Taipei. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since July 2022, he has put 276 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.88 in July 2022 to 8.71, a 12% improvement. He has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chinese Taipei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.71 | 10.53 | top 4.2% | 248 / 4,369 | |
| 4×4 | 33.74 | 37.46 | top 5.7% | 143 / 1,079 | |
| 2×2 | 2.70 | 3.78 | top 11.0% | 304 / 1,671 | |
| 5×5 | 1:13.43 | 1:21.13 | top 14.2% | 205 / 640 | |
| Skewb | 4.51 | 5.54 | top 14.6% | 159 / 700 | |
| Square-1 | 15.26 | 20.52 | top 17.0% | 80 / 323 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.80 | 22.52 | top 22.8% | 290 / 805 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.39 | 12.27 | top 23.0% | 340 / 1,017 |
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
- 8 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Taiwan Championship 2023.
- 22 Jul 2023Six personal bests in one day at Maru Cube Day 2023.
- 23 Jul 2022First competition: Chiayi Open 2022. A 10.83 3×3 single to start from.
- 23 Jul 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.88 at Chiayi Open 2022.
Competitions
- Chien Kuo Cubing Party 2024 · 25 May 2024
- Taiwan Championship 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Shin Kong Cube Open 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Maru Cube Day 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- CK Cubing Party 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Taiwan Championship 2022 · 16 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Taoyuan Cubing Open 2022 · 5 Nov 2022
- Chiayi Open 2022 · 23 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Chun-Pao Ni (倪君寶) — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Bo-Yan Wu (吳柏彥) — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Chao-Che Chung (鍾肇哲) — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 3.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.