People · Canada
Anderson Gao
2×2 · top 4.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2018 · 2018GAOA01
Anderson Gao has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.87, set at Richmond Summer Open 2023, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 251st in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since September 2018, he has put 350 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 58% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.25 in September 2018 to 9.69, a 60% improvement. Anderson has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 1.87 | 4.58 | top 4.0% | 251 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 9.69 | 12.75 | top 6.6% | 627 / 10,392 | |
| Skewb | 4.55 | 8.42 | top 14.8% | 322 / 2,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.76 | 35.48 | top 36.2% | 796 / 2,620 | |
| Square-1 | 24.88 | 40.48 | top 38.9% | 340 / 952 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:31.41 | — | top 43.7% | 156 / 351 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.00 | 1:18.76 | top 47.8% | 1,301 / 3,118 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.00 | 14.03 | top 53.0% | 2,559 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | 47.00 | early days — 3 solves | 170 / 283 | |
| Clock | 30.70 | 34.41 | top 85.2% | 856 / 1,029 |
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
- 23 Apr 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.69 at Cubing on Par B 2023.
- 23 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cubing on Par B 2023.
- 11 Nov 2022Three personal bests in one day at UBC Odd Weekend 2022.
- 17 Sep 2022Four personal bests in one day at Nanaimo Back to School 2022.
- 5 Oct 2019First sub-20 3×3: 14.93 at Chilliwack Cubes Fall 2019.
- 5 Oct 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.93 at Chilliwack Cubes Fall 2019.
Competitions
- GA Cuber Jackets Fall 2025 · 19 Oct 2025
- Canada's Best in the West 2024 · 5 Jan 2024
- Cubing Around Metrotown 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Richmond Summer Open 2023 · 5 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Please Be Solved Vancouver 2023 · 17 Jun 2023
- Vancouver Pride 2023 · 11 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- BC Spring Solving A 2023 · 21 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Take Your Time Richmond 2023 · 14 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing on Par B 2023 · 23 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanaimo Swing into Spring 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- FMC Canada 2022 · 3 Dec 2022
- UBC Odd Weekend 2022 · 11 Nov 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanaimo Back to School 2022 · 17 Sep 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Chilliwack Cubes Fall 2019 · 5 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Downtown Vancouver Summer 2019 · 29 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Downtown Vancouver Spring 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Island 2019 · 2 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Vancouver Select 2018 · 30 Sep 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 his.
- Vianne Chang — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Kevin Matthews — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Kenny Zhong — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.