People · China
Ziran An (安子然)
Pyraminx · top 1.0% of 130,891 all-time · competing since December 2018 · 2018ANZI04
Ziran An (安子然) has been competing for 8 years. Her best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 1.93, set at Guilin Open 2021, puts her in the top 1.0% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 119th in China. Until July 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since December 2018, she has put 192 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 88% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. Her Pyraminx best has come down from 15.96 in December 2018 to 1.93, an 88% improvement. Ziran has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 1.93 | 3.06 | top 1.0% | 119 / 10,269 | |
| Skewb | 2.84 | 4.58 | top 4.2% | 229 / 5,030 | |
| 2×2 | 2.50 | 4.78 | top 9.0% | 1,335 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 | 11.18 | 12.44 | top 11.1% | 4,426 / 28,499 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 16 May 2021Three personal bests in one day at Guilin Open 2021.
- 28 Feb 2021First sub-20 3×3: 12.03 at Guangzhou Panyu Afternoon 2021.
- 28 Feb 2021First sub-15 3×3: 12.03 at Guangzhou Panyu Afternoon 2021.
- 28 Feb 2021Four personal bests in one day at Guangzhou Panyu Afternoon 2021.
- 24 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an 10th Anniversary 2019.
- 26 Jul 2019First sub-30 3×3: 27.87 at China Championship 2019.
Competitions
- Tianjin Summer Solstice 2021 · 20 Jun 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Guilin Open 2021 · 16 May 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom AM 2021 · 11 Apr 2021
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom Special 2021 · 10 Apr 2021
- Beijing Spring AM 2021 · 4 Apr 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou Panyu Afternoon 2021 · 28 Feb 2021 — 4 personal bests set
- Xi'an 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Taiyuan Winter 2018 · 22 Dec 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 her.
- Yifan Wang (王逸帆) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Yibo Wang (王奕博) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Xinyun Chen (陈新运) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 Pyraminx single — 49 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,031 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as she improves.