People · China
Bofu Cao (曹柏辅)
Pyraminx · top 0.12% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024CAOB02
Bofu Cao (曹柏辅) has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 1.16, set at Yancheng Spring Open 2026, puts him in the top 0.12% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13th in China. Until June 2018, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since April 2024, he has put 262 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.46 in April 2024 to 5.58, a 55% improvement. Bofu has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 1.16 | 1.87 | top 0.12% | 13 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 5.58 | 7.30 | top 0.28% | 118 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 1.12 | 1.69 | top 0.82% | 87 / 15,796 | |
| Clock | 6.41 | 7.29 | top 8.8% | 188 / 1,843 |
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
- 29 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Yancheng Spring Open 2026.
- 30 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at Xuzhou Newcomers 2025.
- 21 Dec 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.07 at Yancheng Open 2024.
- 21 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Yancheng Open 2024.
- 19 May 2024Four personal bests in one day at Zibo Open 2024.
- 5 Apr 2024First competition: Shenyang Spring 2024. A 12.46 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Weihai Open 2026 · 5 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Yancheng Spring Open 2026 · 29 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Zibo Open 2025 · 10 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Summer 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Xuzhou Newcomers 2025 · 30 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Yancheng Open 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Tianjin Open 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Zibo Open 2024 · 19 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Shenyang Spring 2024 · 5 Apr 2024
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.
- Yiheng Wang (王艺衡) — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Tian Xia (夏天) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 Pyraminx single — 49 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-5 3×3 single — 344 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.