Kai-Wen Wang (王楷文)'s 2023 Annual Summary

In the past year (2023), Kai-Wen Wang (王楷文) competed in 10 competitions and 114 rounds across 15 events, from Feb 11th to Dec 10th.

Records

He broke 7 records, and all were NRs.

EventSingleAverageCompetitionRoundDetail
3x3x3 Cube
 NR 6.26Shin Kong Cube Open 2023First round
6.38      5.28      6.58      5.81      7.15
 NR 6.39Taichung Open 2023Final
5.94      9.44      6.53      6.70      5.61   
5x5x5 Cube
 NR 36.75Maru Cube Day 2023Final
36.75     41.91     41.11     40.85     42.77
 NR 37.18NDHU Big Cube Day 2023Final
44.84     37.18     41.94     38.59     43.40
6x6x6 Cube
 NR 1:22.43Taiwan Championship 2023Final
1:23.65   1:18.57   1:25.06
 NR 1:23.87NDHU Big Cube Day 2023Second round
1:20.74   1:31.21   1:19.66
3x3x3 One-Handed
 NR 8.16WCA World Championship 2023Final
8.16      16.35     11.98     11.26     13.11

Podiums

He has been on the podium 29 times across 11 events, including 19 golds, 4 silvers, and 6 bronzes.

EventGoldSilverBronze
3x3x3 Cube61
4x4x4 Cube5
5x5x5 Cube31
2x2x2 Cube2
Skewb111
3x3x3 One-Handed11
4x4x4 Blindfolded1
6x6x6 Cube11
5x5x5 Blindfolded1
7x7x7 Cube1
3x3x3 Blindfolded1

Solves/Attempts

He attempted 542 solves and completed 531.

EventSolvesAttempts
3x3x3 Cube150155
4x4x4 Cube8080
2x2x2 Cube6970
5x5x5 Cube6565
Skewb6060
3x3x3 One-Handed4040
6x6x6 Cube2121
7x7x7 Cube1212
Megaminx1010
Square-11010
Pyraminx55
3x3x3 Blindfolded33
Clock35
5x5x5 Blindfolded23
4x4x4 Blindfolded13

Personal Bests

He broke his personal best 19 times across 10 events, including 11 singles and 8 averages.

EventTimesSingleAverage
6x6x6 Cube532
5x5x5 Cube330
3x3x3 Cube202
7x7x7 Cube202
Skewb211
2x2x2 Cube101
3x3x3 One-Handed110
Square-1110
4x4x4 Blindfolded110
5x5x5 Blindfolded110

Improvements of Single

Event≤20222023Improvement
5x5x5 Blindfolded13:04.009:15.603:48.40 (41.11%)
Skewb2.041.800.24 (13.33%)
3x3x3 One-Handed8.918.160.75 (9.19%)
6x6x6 Cube1:22.801:18.574.23 (5.38%)
Square-19.639.140.49 (5.36%)
5x5x5 Cube37.8536.751.10 (2.99%)
4x4x4 Blindfolded-4:53.08-

Improvements of Average

Event≤20222023Improvement
2x2x2 Cube2.211.840.37 (20.11%)
7x7x7 Cube2:24.432:17.137.30 (5.32%)
6x6x6 Cube1:26.301:22.433.87 (4.69%)
3x3x3 Cube6.436.260.17 (2.72%)
Skewb3.283.270.01 (0.31%)

Cubers

He met 2001 cubers from 58 countries/regions, 318 of whom competed with him more than once.

Regions

He competed in 2 countries/regions.

RegionTimes
Taiwan9
Korea1

Cities

In China, he visited 6 cities while competing.

CityTimes
New Taipei City2
Taipei2
Taoyuan1
Tainan1
Kaohsiung1
Taichung1