People · China
Bo Gao (高博)
3×3 · top 5.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023GAOB02
Bo Gao (高博) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.17, set at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,020th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since December 2023, he has put 83 official solves on the record across 13 events. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.18 in April 2024 to 9.17, an 18% improvement. Bo 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.17 | 12.20 | top 5.3% | 2,020 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.80 | 16.10 | top 5.7% | 541 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 37.72 | 41.63 | top 9.5% | 999 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.59 | 6.18 | top 10.8% | 1,276 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 2.79 | 4.41 | top 11.9% | 1,845 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:18.11 | 1:36.38 | top 17.6% | 851 / 2,816 | |
| Clock | 10.59 | 13.49 | top 28.0% | 650 / 1,843 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:55.85 | — | early days — 3 solves | 458 / 1,183 | |
| Square-1 | 23.56 | 28.30 | top 35.9% | 601 / 1,362 | |
| Skewb | 8.11 | 12.29 | top 42.1% | 2,481 / 5,004 | |
| 7×7 | 4:33.50 | — | early days — 1 solve | 788 / 1,261 | |
| 6×6 | 3:11.60 | — | early days — 1 solve | 905 / 1,349 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | 43.00 | early days — 3 solves | 610 / 1,058 |
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
- 4 Apr 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.17 at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025.
- 4 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025.
- 24 Dec 2023First competition: Xi'an Open 2023.
Competitions
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025 · 4 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Xi'an Open 2024 · 3 Aug 2024
- FMC 2024 · 1 Jun 2024
- Please Be Quiet Xi'an 2024 · 1 Jun 2024
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2024 · 5 Apr 2024
- Xi'an Open 2023 · 24 Dec 2023
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.
- Xinyu Wang (王欣宇) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Haonan Su (苏浩楠) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Wuouran Liu (刘巫偶然) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.17 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 1.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.