People · China
Bo Chou (周勃)
4×4 · top 14.3% of 83,917 all-time · competing since December 2013 · 2013CHOU08
Bo Chou (周勃) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 41.86, set at Shenyang Open 2018, puts him in the top 14.3% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,545th in China. Across 10 competitions since December 2013, he has put 284 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.58 in December 2013 to 13.04, a 30% improvement. Bo has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 41.86 | 48.34 | top 14.3% | 1,545 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 | 13.04 | 14.55 | top 17.6% | 6,872 / 28,153 | |
| 7×7 | 3:36.85 | 3:43.73 | top 22.2% | 445 / 1,261 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.62 | 9.47 | top 24.8% | 2,809 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 4.50 | 5.53 | top 32.9% | 5,640 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.45 | 1:43.00 | top 34.9% | 1,575 / 2,816 | |
| 6×6 | 2:54.82 | 3:08.69 | top 38.4% | 779 / 1,349 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.31 | 34.56 | top 45.1% | 4,023 / 5,922 | |
| Skewb | 10.02 | 16.15 | top 55.1% | 3,055 / 5,004 | |
| Megaminx | 2:23.27 | — | top 58.1% | 1,426 / 1,678 |
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
- 15 Dec 2019Three personal bests in one day at NEU Open 2019.
- 23 Jun 2018Five personal bests in one day at Shenyang Open 2018.
- 30 Apr 2018Five personal bests in one day at Beijing Open 2018.
- 28 Jan 2018Four personal bests in one day at Fushun Open 2018.
- 3 Dec 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.22 at Dalian Winter 2017.
- 3 Dec 2017Three personal bests in one day at Dalian Winter 2017.
Competitions
- NEU Open 2019 · 15 Dec 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Shenyang Summer 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenyang Open 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Fushun Open 2018 · 28 Jan 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Dalian Winter 2017 · 3 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Shenyang Winter 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenyang Open 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenyang Open 2014 · 14 Dec 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Shenyang Open 2013 · 29 Dec 2013
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.
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 64 rounds, never finished ahead
- Xiaojian Li (李晓健) — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Chuhe Fang (方楚贺) — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 1.86 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.