People · China
Can Mao (毛灿)
3×3 · top 11.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2010 · 2010MAOC01
Can Mao (毛灿) has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.24, set at ZUA Open 2017, puts him in the top 11.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,412th in China. Across 5 competitions since November 2010, he has put 132 official solves on the record across 17 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.68 in November 2010 to 11.24, a 48% improvement. Can has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 11.24 | 13.76 | top 11.2% | 4,412 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.75 | 25.30 | top 19.8% | 1,984 / 5,922 | |
| Megaminx | 1:28.74 | 1:52.06 | top 27.4% | 835 / 1,678 | |
| Square-1 | 23.77 | 27.56 | top 36.4% | 610 / 1,362 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.78 | 1:03.04 | top 37.3% | 3,660 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:12.29 | — | early days — 3 solves | 545 / 1,183 | |
| 2×2 | 5.13 | 6.82 | top 40.9% | 7,083 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:55.55 | 2:01.79 | top 46.3% | 2,000 / 2,816 | |
| Clock | 15.84 | 18.15 | top 51.2% | 1,197 / 1,843 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | 43.33 | early days — 3 solves | 652 / 1,058 | |
| Skewb | 10.92 | 14.51 | top 60.4% | 3,294 / 5,004 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.82 | 12.18 | top 66.1% | 6,677 / 10,224 | |
| 6×6 | 4:18.68 | 4:25.46 | early days — 3 solves | 1,199 / 1,349 | |
| 7×7 | 6:16.54 | 6:30.64 | early days — 3 solves | 1,105 / 1,261 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 4 cubes · 27:06 | — | early days — 2 solves | 209 / 278 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 14:34.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 125 / 149 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 28:43.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 85 / 95 |
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
- 25 Mar 2017Four personal bests in one day at ZUA Open 2017.
- 16 Jun 2013First sub-20 3×3: 12.36 at Luoyang Open 2013.
- 16 Jun 2013First sub-15 3×3: 12.36 at Luoyang Open 2013.
- 16 Jun 2013Four personal bests in one day at Luoyang Open 2013.
- 14 Nov 2010First competition: Wuhan Open 2010. A 21.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xi'an Autumn 2025 · 2 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- ZUA Open 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Cube of Odd Numbers 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Luoyang Open 2013 · 16 Jun 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Wuhan Open 2010 · 14 Nov 2010
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.
- Xiaowei Wang (王晓伟) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yongtao Sun (孙永涛) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.24 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 4.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.