People · United States
Andrew Yao
2×2 · top 14.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016YAOA01
Andrew Yao has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.02, set at CubingUSA New Jersey Championship 2018, puts him in the top 14.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,677th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since May 2016, he has put 89 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.14 in November 2016 to 13.18, a 27% improvement. Andrew has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.02 | 4.04 | top 14.5% | 5,677 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 13.18 | 16.37 | top 18.1% | 9,664 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.38 | 13.31 | top 48.0% | 13,885 / 28,708 | |
| Square-1 | 32.34 | 57.34 | top 53.9% | 3,554 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.76 | — | top 56.5% | 9,722 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 24.82 | 31.23 | top 94.7% | 18,183 / 18,907 |
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
- 17 Nov 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.18 at CubingUSA New Jersey Championship 2018.
- 17 Nov 2018Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA New Jersey Championship 2018.
- 21 May 2016First competition: Big Apple Spring 2016.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019
- CubingUSA New Jersey Championship 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Princeton Fall 2018 · 29 Sep 2018
- Kew Forest Open 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Meadowlands 2017 · 3 Jun 2017
- Hudson Valley Open Fall 2016 · 19 Nov 2016
- Big Apple Spring 2016 · 21 May 2016
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.
- Livia Kleiner — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Nestor Sokhan — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Luke Galioto — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.