People · Canada
Aaron Yao
2×2 · top 14.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2019 · 2019YAOA01
Aaron Yao has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.98, set at Gaston Toe Twiddling 2019, puts him in the top 14.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 952nd in Canada. Across 6 competitions since March 2019, he has put 108 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 41.74 in March 2019 to 13.35, a 68% improvement. Aaron 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.98 | 5.25 | top 14.1% | 952 / 7,245 | |
| 3×3 | 13.35 | 16.98 | top 18.8% | 1,794 / 10,502 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.47 | 7.82 | top 23.6% | 1,025 / 4,913 | |
| Skewb | 7.37 | 10.56 | top 36.6% | 911 / 2,928 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.75 | 41.47 | top 46.2% | 1,066 / 2,632 | |
| Square-1 | 28.64 | 38.94 | top 46.9% | 414 / 973 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 69 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 280 / 284 |
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 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Downtown Vancouver Winter 2020.
- 16 Nov 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.35 at SnoCo Fall 2019.
- 17 Aug 2019First sub-30 3×3: 17.26 at Gaston Toe Twiddling 2019.
- 17 Aug 2019First sub-20 3×3: 17.26 at Gaston Toe Twiddling 2019.
- 17 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Gaston Toe Twiddling 2019.
- 23 Mar 2019First competition: Downtown Vancouver Spring 2019. A 41.74 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Downtown Vancouver Winter 2020 · 8 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- UBC Open 2020 · 4 Jan 2020 — 1 personal best set
- SnoCo Fall 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Gaston Toe Twiddling 2019 · 17 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Please Be Solved Vancouver 2019 · 25 May 2019
- Downtown Vancouver Spring 2019 · 23 Mar 2019
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.
- Max Siauw — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kyle Van Straaten — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luke Jankowiak — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.