People · China
Chao Wang (王超)
3×3 · top 7.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2009 · 2009CHAO04
Chao Wang (王超) has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.95, set at Harbin Open 2019, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,851st in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2009, he has put 197 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.46 in November 2009 to 9.95, a 49% improvement. Chao has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 9.95 | 11.29 | top 7.3% | 2,851 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 37.15 | 40.42 | top 8.9% | 920 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 3.17 | 4.89 | top 16.3% | 2,609 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 6.84 | 8.66 | top 32.4% | 1,979 / 5,004 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.48 | 11.75 | top 40.4% | 4,354 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.64 | 38.84 | top 48.1% | 4,211 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 1:59.01 | 2:15.75 | top 48.7% | 2,058 / 2,816 |
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
- 22 Dec 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.95 at Harbin Open 2019.
- 5 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Shenyang Summer 2018.
- 9 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Harbin Open 2018.
- 13 May 2017Four personal bests in one day at Shenyang Spring 2017.
- 20 Dec 2015First sub-15 3×3: 12.40 at Heilongjiang Open 2015.
- 8 Nov 2009First competition: Harbin Open 2009. A 19.46 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Harbin Open 2019 · 22 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Shenyang Summer 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Changchun Open 2018 · 18 Jun 2018
- Harbin Open 2018 · 9 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Heilongjiang Colleges Open 2017 · 17 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenyang Spring 2017 · 13 May 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Heilongjiang Open 2015 · 20 Dec 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Harbin Open 2009 · 8 Nov 2009
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 40 rounds, never finished ahead
- Hao Li (李昊) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Chengjun Zhao (赵承君) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.95 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 7.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.